Build Reuse - General
Root
- About the Build Reuse Wiki
- Brief History of the Build Reuse Wiki
- Why Deconstruct and Reuse
- Envisioning a Circular Building Sector
- GENERATING SUPPLY - DECONSTRUCTION
- GENERATING DEMAND - DESIGN
- CONNECTING SUPPLY AND DEMAND
- Related Policies
- Deconstruction and Reuse Networks
- Deconstruction and Reuse News Outlets
- RFIs / Opportunities to Give Feedback
- Funding Opportunities
- Conference and Webinar Materials
- Research Papers
What is mass timber?
"Mass timber buildings are constructed with large pre-manufactured, multilayered, solid wood panels resulting in solid timber floors and walls typically ranging from 5 to 12 inches in thickness. Typical mass timber products include cross-laminated timber (CLT), nail-laminated timber, glued-laminated timber (glulam), and structural composite lumber".
Source: https://awc.org/issues/mass-timber/
Reuse and Mass Timber Resources:
University College London (UCL) - Reusing wood from demolition in mass timber products
- Description: "As part of the UCL Festival of Engineering 2024, the Circular Economy lab is exhibiting a pilot building demonstrating new materials developed at UCL."
- Link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/circular-economy-lab/research/reusing-wood-demolition-mass-timber-products
Urban Machine - Creating Sustainable Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT) with Reclaimed Wood
- Description: Urban Machine is collaborating with the University of California Berkeley and All Bay Lumber to integrate reclaimed wood into Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT).
- Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-lLIRypOcSABc_K5BHsxlWGzgMElMxUUpaNtShgiecw/edit?usp=sharing
InFutURe Wood - Publications
- Description: "Project InFutUReWood is supported under the umbrella of ERA-NET Cofund ForestValue by Vinnova – Sweden’s Innovation Agency, Formas, Swedish Energy Agency, the Forestry Commissioners for the UK, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for Ireland, the Ministry of the Environment for Finland, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture through the Agency for Renewable Resources for Germany, the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities for Spain, the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport for Slovenia. We aim to answer the questions: How easy is it to reuse wood from current buildings especially as structural material? How can the past experience help the future?"
More on mass timber (resources not directly related to reuse):
Reuse in Mass Timber
What is mass timber?
"Mass timber buildings are constructed with large pre-manufactured, multilayered, solid wood panels resulting in solid timber floors and walls typically ranging from 5 to 12 inches in thickness. Typical mass timber products include cross-laminated timber (CLT), nail-laminated timber, glued-laminated timber (glulam), and structural composite lumber".
Source: https://awc.org/issues/mass-timber/
Reuse and Mass Timber Resources:
University College London (UCL) - Reusing wood from demolition in mass timber products
- Description: "As part of the UCL Festival of Engineering 2024, the Circular Economy lab is exhibiting a pilot building demonstrating new materials developed at UCL."
- Link: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/circular-economy-lab/research/reusing-wood-demolition-mass-timber-products
Urban Machine - Creating Sustainable Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT) with Reclaimed Wood
- Description: Urban Machine is collaborating with the University of California Berkeley and All Bay Lumber to integrate reclaimed wood into Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT).
- Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-lLIRypOcSABc_K5BHsxlWGzgMElMxUUpaNtShgiecw/edit?usp=sharing
InFutURe Wood - Publications
- Description: "Project InFutUReWood is supported under the umbrella of ERA-NET Cofund ForestValue by Vinnova – Sweden’s Innovation Agency, Formas, Swedish Energy Agency, the Forestry Commissioners for the UK, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for Ireland, the Ministry of the Environment for Finland, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture through the Agency for Renewable Resources for Germany, the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities for Spain, the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport for Slovenia. We aim to answer the questions: How easy is it to reuse wood from current buildings especially as structural material? How can the past experience help the future?"