When a timber building gets disassembled and its elements either are burned or
biodegrade, the carbon stored in the timber structure gets released to the atmosphere as …

In light of the serious environmental challenges, it is urgent to ease the current dramatic
increase of CO2 emissions. The building sector, as one of the major contributors to global …

Inspired by the traditional notched planar reciprocal frame (RF) that uses short elements to
build load-bearing structures with a span longer than individual elements, we search for an …

The contemporary construction industry heavily relies on non-renewable materials and
energy-intensive production processes. As society moves towards a low-carbon economy …

Reusing salvaged wooden materials in new structural products offers a promising approach
towards a circular economy. In this paper, the potentials and challenges related to reusing …