TY - BOOK ID - 21957704 TI - Turning Point in Timber Construction PY - 2016 SN - 9783035610253 9783035608649 3035610258 9783035608632 9783035608519 3035608512 3035608636 3035608644 PB - Basel DB - UniCat KW - Building, Wooden KW - Sustainable architecture KW - Construction en bois KW - Architecture durable KW - 691.11 KW - 72.504 KW - Bouwmaterialen ; hout KW - Houtarchitectuur KW - Houtconstructies KW - Ecologische bouwmaterialen KW - 72.504 Architecture and the environment. Sustainable architecture KW - Architecture and the environment. Sustainable architecture KW - 691.11 Wood. Timber. Wood products KW - Wood. Timber. Wood products KW - Eco-architecture KW - Environmentally conscious architecture KW - Environmentally friendly architecture KW - Green architecture KW - Green building design KW - Green design (Buildings) KW - Sustainable design (Buildings) KW - Architecture KW - Sustainable design KW - Wood construction KW - Wooden architecture KW - Wooden building KW - Building KW - Construction en bois. KW - Architecture durable. KW - Building, Wooden. KW - Building with wood KW - Building materials. Building technology KW - architecture [discipline] KW - post-and-beam structures UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:21957704 AB - Faced with man-made climate change and the need to provide housing for a growing world population, society needs to rethink the way future buildings are made. Wood is a truly renewable building material that is unlimited in supply if its growth and harvest are sustainably managed. Recent technological advancements in engineering allow the use of timber for the construction of multi-story structures, turning our buildings into carbon sinks rather than becoming sources for CO2-emissions. The book presents convincing arguments for the increased use of wood as an alternative to more fossil fuel intensive building materials, with the goal of demonstrating that an integrated approach can have the potential for positive impact on the environment, local economies, and the building culture at large. ER -