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1. ARTICLE: Timber Construction 📜
Desirée Bernhardt
Dimitri Bak
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To reduce the impact of the built environment, it is important to build more sustainably. In addition to low-energy or energy-neutral construction, building with sustainable, bio-based materials such as wood is an important strategy. In new construction, building with wood can save a lot of environmental impact. This is in contrast to the commonly used building materials steel and concrete, which generate a high environmental impact during the production process. Moreover, wood acts as a CO2 storage system, as it absorbs CO2 from the air during its growth into a tree.
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