#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
This project aims to optimise parts of the Australian sawn timber processing sector, so it can adapt to changes in market demand and material characteristics in ways that align with the future timber-based construction. The project is a review and scoping exercise to find ways of using the whole tree more effectively, while adding value to the built environment. The aim is to propose avenues of research that will address timber supply and provide manufacturing and structural design solutions to build a more resilient industry.
Researchers on the project include: Dr Benoit Belleville, Dr Wen Li, Dr Alireza A. Chiniforush,
Prof Tuan Ngo, Prof Barbara Ozarska, Prof Rod Keenan, Mr Richard Nero & Mr Johannes Fehrmann.
Date commenced and duration
May 2022, 12 monthsLead researcher
Sustainability
- Sustainable Materials & Products
- Supply Chain Management, Logistics
- Building Materials & Systems
- Environmentally Sustainable Design
Sustainable Materials & Products
Theme coordinator
Dr Philip Christopher
Projects
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
Supply Chain Management, Logistics
Theme coordinator
Dr Wen Li
Projects
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
Building Materials & Systems
Theme coordinator
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Projects
#85 From Digital Design to Human Robot Collaborative Masonry Construction
#68 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 1 feasibility study
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#41 New Materials for Windows of the Future – Phase 2
Environmentally Sustainable Design
Theme coordinator
Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
#36 Academic validation of performance gap research in energy rating systems
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
#27 Environmental Decision-Support for Structures
Keywords
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Engineered Wood Products
- Plantation Resource
- Sawn timber
- Supply Chain