Is timber a sustainable building material?
Timber is of course a sustainable material as it is a natural and
renewable resource. Not only that timber derived from trees that consumes
carbon dioxide and releases oxygen in their life cycle, it consumes less energy
than other most of other materials as it does not need many manufacturing
processes.
Timber is also a renewable material considering it reusability.
Comparing to other major building materials such as glass, aluminium and steel,
timber is the only one that can be reused without whole broken down and
remanufacture. In addition to this, timber products other than paper are
usually recycled into a new building. After structural timber is weathered and
wracked, they becomes a good source to recycle to be skirting boards, doors,
window frames, floor claddings, etc..
In recent years, recycled and salvaged timber becomes a fashionable icon
in building projects. The valuable texture promotes the natural feelings that
other materials cannot deliver. The lantern pavilion in Norway shown below was
constructed by sustainable timbers and glass panels. The use of materials with
the design highlights the beauty of environmentally friendly architecture.
Being an iconic meeting place, it performs to the public the possibility to
combine traditional architecture with modern building styles.
References:
1. Timber Sustainability
2. Timber as a sustainable building material
http://inhabitat.com/the-lantern-pavilion-glowing-contemporary-architecture-made-of-sustainable-timber/
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