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Tall wood buildings : design, construction and performance /

"Tall Wood buildings have been at the foreground of innovative building practice in urban contexts for a number of years. From London to Stockholm, from Vancouver to Melbourne timber buildings of up to 20 storeys have been built, are under construction or being considered. This dynamic trend wa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Green, Michael, 1966- (Autor), Taggart, Jim (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Basel : Birkhäuser, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword; Preface: Wood, A Material for Our Time; 1. Introduction: Wood, Sustainability and Climate Change; Principles of Tall Wood Buildings; 2. Building Taller with Wood; 3. Materials; 4. Structural Systems; 5. Building Performance; 6. Design and Construction; 7. Technology; Case Studies; 8. Panel Systems; 9. Frame Systems; 10. Hybrid Systems; 11. New Visions, New Heights; Glossary of Terms and Acronyms; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Index of Buildings, Names and Locations; Illustration Credits.