Abstract
Wood sequester carbon, requires low energy from sourcing to its transformation into building component. An extension of the lifetime of a wood product through Circular Economy (CE) allows incrementing its environmental benefits: it postpones the release of the carbon sequestered into its fibres and avoids sourcing of new material and the impact on forestry [1]. Despite wood being reusable/recyclable, there exists several barriers, which often leads to the lowest level of repurposing, such as the reduction into a particle-based wood product, or into energy. In this paper we focus on the lack of incentives in current regulations in favour of the reuse of timber products in buildings, by introducing the concept of “utility value”, linking the functional reuse of timber products to its beneficial environmental effects beyond the building system level.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Structures and Architecture : A Viable Urban Perspective? |
Number of pages | 8 |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Publication date | Jul 2022 |
Edition | 1 |
Pages | 559-566 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003023555 |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2022 |
Event | Fifth International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA2022) - Aalborg, Denmark Duration: 6 Jul 2022 → 8 Jul 2022 Conference number: 5 |
Conference
Conference | Fifth International Conference on Structures and Architecture (ICSA2022) |
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Number | 5 |
Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Aalborg |
Period | 06/07/2022 → 08/07/2022 |
Series | Structures and Architecture |
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ISSN | 2643-6698 |
Keywords
- Timber
- LCA
- Biogenic Carbon
- Reuse
- Building