The impulse towards quick fixes is not a new phenomenon in sustainable design.Over the past 30 years, the architecture community has made considerable efforts attempting to reformulate itself with a more sustainable emphasis, while remaining inextricably linked to the most carbon-intensive industries on...
buildings Article Distribution of Concentrated Loads in Timber-Concrete Composite Floors: Simplified Approach Sandra Monteiro 1,* , Alfredo Dias 1 and Sérgio Lopes 2 1 The Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, University of Coimbra, Rua Luís...
Cross-laminated timber is a relatively new material that was developed in Europe in the 1990s. Today, CLT is gaining popularity all over the globe, including the United States. CLT offers numerous benefits to construction companies, such as sustainability, cost reduction, and flexibility of design...