The Prefabrication of Glued Timber Houses for Residential Construction in Poland

• Autorzy: Paszkowski Zbigniew

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.53502/wood-200667

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The building sector is under pressure to reduce its high amount of carbon dioxide emissions. In order to do so, whilst at the same time searching for solutions aimed at reducing the increasingly high costs of housing construction, various technologies are being tested that could speed up construction time and reduce the costs of production of multi-family residential buildings. Currently, in many countries the construction of such buildings from a prefabricated system made from massive, glued pine wood is being tested. This technology enables the reduction of labour requirements on the construction site and the use of basic building materials from renewable sources. This article analyses several examples of residential buildings constructed using glued timber systems in order to determine the real advantages of this technology as well as the difficulties and threats. The development of this technology is at a key point, with the possibility of its further development and dissemination, or its abandonment. It is also important to determine the boundary requirements for the location of this type of construction. Important boundary conditions include the legal system in force in each country, especially regarding the fire protection of buildings, as well as the availability of local wood resources, and the necessary transportation distance between the source of the raw wood material, the place of production of thick-walled plywood, the place of prefabrication of the elements, and the location of the final building site. Transportation logistics is one of the basic factors that can significantly contribute to reducing the costs of housing constructions built using this system. A separate problem to consider is the mental barrier in a society accustomed to the belief that true durability of a residential building is ensured by a concrete or masonry structure, and that wood is associated with impermanence. In the case of glued wood and the highly advanced technologies used to produce prefabricated elements such as CLT panels and to connect them using advanced technological joint solutions, the final product and technology meet all of the necessary technical requirements and ensure suitable climatic conditions within buildings.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

prefabrication; housing; glued timber; CLT

• Wydawca: Sieć Badawcza Łukasiewicz - Poznański Instytut Technologiczny
• Czasopismo: Drewno : prace naukowe, doniesienia, komunikaty
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 68, nr 215
• Strony: Art. no. 200667
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 42 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Paszkowski Zbigniew

• Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Krakow, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7506-0185

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