[HTML][HTML] A Review of the Performance and Benefits of Mass Timber as an Alternative to Concrete and Steel for Improving the Sustainability of Structures

J Abed, S Rayburg, J Rodwell, M Neave - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The construction industry represents one of the greatest contributors to atmospheric
emissions of CO2 and anthropogenic climate change, largely resulting from the production …

Environmental impacts and techno-economic assessments of biobased products: A review

SH Mousavi-Avval, K Sahoo, P Nepal, T Runge… - … and sustainable energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concerns over climate change and fossil resources depletion are drivers for increasing
efforts to global transition from fossil-based to biobased products. The development of …

A circular construction evaluation framework to promote designing for disassembly and adaptability

B Dams, D Maskell, A Shea, S Allen, M Driesser… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper formulates a concise, free-to-use Circular Construction Evaluation Framework
(CCEF) based upon international design code guidelines to assess and quantify the …

[LIVRE][B] Handbook of wood chemistry and wood composites

RM Rowell - 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
The degradable nature of high-performance, wood-based materials is an attractive
advantage when considering environmental factors such as sustainability, recycling, and …

Natural fiber reinforced composites

MA Fuqua, S Huo, CA Ulven - Polymer reviews, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In this review, insight into the use of bio-based fibers as composite reinforcement has been
addressed. Specifics on the varieties of natural fibers, and the resultant properties from their …

[HTML][HTML] Review of state of the art of dowel laminated timber members and densified wood materials as sustainable engineered wood products for construction and …

A Sotayo, D Bradley, M Bather, P Sareh… - Developments in the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Engineered Wood Products (EWPs) are increasingly being used as construction
and building materials. However, the predominant use of petroleum-based adhesives in …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical, physical, and chemical properties of mycelium-based composites produced from various lignocellulosic residues and fungal species

W Aiduang, J Kumla, S Srinuanpan, W Thamjaree… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mycelium-based composites (MBCs) are characterized as biodegradable materials derived
from fungal species. These composites can be employed across a range of industrial …

Recent development in binderless fiber-board fabrication from agricultural residues: A review

M Nasir, DP Khali, M Jawaid, PM Tahir… - … and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
The manufacturing of fiberboard from wood fiber with the help of adhesive is highly
developed and widely commercialized technique. However, with an increasing concern over …

Wood adhesion and adhesives

CR Frihart - Handbook of wood chemistry and wood composites, 2005 - books.google.com
The recorded history of bonding wood dates back at least 3000 years to the Egyptians
(Skeist and Miron 1990, River 1994a), and adhesive bonding goes back to early mankind …

Wood waste utilization and associated product development from under-utilized low-quality wood and its prospects in Nepal

S Pandey - SN Applied Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Wood waste has the potential to be used in making a variety of goods, including engineered
wood products, energy generation (heat and electricity), mulching, and animal bedding …