Development of Design Guidance for Tall Wood-based Hybrid Buildings

The benefits of using wood in tall and non-residential construction are undisputed, namely reducing the carbon footprint, shortening construction times, and enhancing seismic and building physics performance. The international market for wood as a structural material in tall and non-residential construction is still relatively untapped. Among the main reasons is the lack of guidelines for novel structural systems. Two approaches to increase the use of wood in tall and non-residential construction involve the concepts of ‘mass-timber‘ such as cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and ‘hybrid structures’ that integrate wood with different materials. Hybridization is the process of combining two or more materials to form a system that makes use of each material’s strength and simultaneously overcomes their individual weaknesses. The project’s objective is the development of design guidance for tall wood-based hybrid buildings, which is vital to their industrial acceptance. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Tannert

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Partner:

Equilibrium Consulting Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

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