A new article by Dr Zalina Shari, explaining the greenness of timber construction:
Construction sector can make a real difference by using wooden construction materials that capture carbon for their entire life span as well as are produced with very little CO2 emissions.
Blog Zalina Shari
Did you know that there are no two pieces of wood can ever be the same anywhere on Earth? How wonderful is that? I have been inside buildings that are built of different sizes, styles and materials, but every time I go into buildings that are made of wood, I tend to react completely differently. I've never walked into buildings and feel like hugging a steel or a concrete column, but I feel like doing it in a wood building. I've seen how people touch the wood, and I think the reason for it is that people feel an intrinsic connection and attraction to natural materials.
I like to believe that wood gives "fingerprints" in our buildings and these "fingerprints" allow our built environment to connect us to nature (Figure 1). A study by Planet Ark (2015) entitled "Wood - Housing, Health, Humanity" finds that "being surrounded by wood at home, work or school has positive effects on the body, the brain and the environment..." and "...the presence of wood has positive physiological and psychological benefits that mimic the effect of spending time outside in nature."
Full article Can be read here:
Construction sector can make a real difference by using wooden construction materials that capture carbon for their entire life span as well as are produced with very little CO2 emissions.
Blog Zalina Shari
Did you know that there are no two pieces of wood can ever be the same anywhere on Earth? How wonderful is that? I have been inside buildings that are built of different sizes, styles and materials, but every time I go into buildings that are made of wood, I tend to react completely differently. I've never walked into buildings and feel like hugging a steel or a concrete column, but I feel like doing it in a wood building. I've seen how people touch the wood, and I think the reason for it is that people feel an intrinsic connection and attraction to natural materials.
I like to believe that wood gives "fingerprints" in our buildings and these "fingerprints" allow our built environment to connect us to nature (Figure 1). A study by Planet Ark (2015) entitled "Wood - Housing, Health, Humanity" finds that "being surrounded by wood at home, work or school has positive effects on the body, the brain and the environment..." and "...the presence of wood has positive physiological and psychological benefits that mimic the effect of spending time outside in nature."
Full article Can be read here: