Natural Building

APRIL 16, 2014

At the end of the chapter Chris explains why he decided not to evaluate several very common foundation systems, such as pressure treated wood and concrete slab foundations. This original blog from which this comes is [link]' Basically he feels that these are so inherently unsustainable that he doesn’t want to encourage their use.

Concrete 63

Concrete Foundation Materials Sustainability 63

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 9, 2024

Opportunities for Digital Construction and Mass Timber Ariana Cohn Digital Construction Engineer, TIMBERLAB "Looking ahead to 2024 and beyond, I see massive opportunities for the intersection of digital construction and mass timber. Get construction tips, tricks, insight, and news, delivered straight to your inbox!

Construction 137

Construction Autodesk Industrial Sustainability 137

Natural Building

MAY 19, 2007

Relying on wood as a thermal mass material compromises the potential thermal performance because wood does not serve this function nearly as well as traditional masonry thermal mass materials. They seem to be using the old “mass enhanced R-value” argument for why solid wood walls perform well thermally. Anonymous said.

Sustainability 40

Sustainability Architecture Green Housing 40