Session 18. Wood as a Green Building Material

Chair: Katsuhiko Takata

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Oral presentations

  • The Convenient Truth - Labbé Sylvain
  • LCA Analysis of Timber House Construction in Japan Focusing on Calculating LCCO2 in Basic Materials - Kawanabe A., Akita N., Seike T., Iijima Y. and Tarata K.
  • Why Wood Is Key to Green Building – Beauregard Robert, Morency Pierre-Olivier and Bouthillier Luc
  • A New Zealand Supply Chain Research Strategy for Green Buildings and the Potential Impact on Climate Change – Nebel Barbara and Love Simon
  • Project MIKADO – Documenting the Environmental Properties of Wood Products (in Norway) – Svanæs J., Folvik K. and Wærp S.
  • Low-Energy Wood-Framed Buildings Heated with Bio-Based CHP Plants - Gustavsson Leif and Sathre Roger
  • Evaluating Macroscopic Effects of Impregnation with Hydrophobic Oil on Norway Spruce (Picea abies L. Karst) Mature Sapwood Structure - Ulvcrona Thomas
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