Publisher: Birkhauser, ISBN: 9783035628326, Author: Michael Green & Jim Taggart, Format: Hardcover, 280 x 220mm, 264pp
Third and expanded edition of the successful manual on mass timber, with a spectacular selection of 17 international case studies, each specifically prepared construction drawings to explain structural details.
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 was enabled by developments in the material itself, prefabrication and more flexibility in fire regulations. The low CO2 footprint of wood - often regionally sourced - is another strong argument in its favour.
This publication explains the typical construction types such as panel systems, frame and hybrid systems. For this expanded edition, a new outlook chapter has been added as well as eight cutting-edge projects, among them Haut Amsterdam, EDGE Südkreuz Berlin and Sara Cultural Centre in Sweden.