Timber and healthy buildings: indoor air quality

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This TRADA Research Summary examines the business case for healthy buildings, focusing upon the health and wellbeing certifications available for the assessment of buildings, building comfort, indoor air quality, and the role that timber can play within a healthy internal environment.

Contents list:

  1. What is a healthy building?
  2. Benefits of healthy buildings
  3. What are VOCs?
  4. Building comfort
  5. Timber and wood products within healthy buildings
  6. Specifying timber and wood products for healthy buildings
  7. Post-build issues
  8. Summary
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Could entire urban districts soon be comprised of tall timber structures? Peter Wilson explores the timber engineering developments that are creating high-rise possibilities.

 

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Ron Bakker discusses a recent research project on tall timber buildings.

 

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Winning both the Gold Award and the Structural Award in the 2016 Wood Awards, the newest Maggie’s Centre demonstrates how timber can be used to play a part in the process of therapy.

 

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