View of Resuscitation for Wood Construction Building in China

The paper briefly retrospected the history of wood construction building in China, thenparticularly discussed the great significance, wood supply, safety problem and cost of woodconstruction building after recovery. Furthermore, some advice was put forward, and finally thedevelopment foreground was in prospect.

Consumption and species preference for house construction wood in central highlands of Ethiopia–implications for enhancing tree growing

A study was conducted in central Ethiopian highland in 2008 to investigate the consumption of house construction wood, the tree species preference for construction wood and the forthcoming conditions of this forest product and possible strategies for future availability. Twenty-four iron-roofed houses and twenty-eight thatch-roofed houses belonging to thirty-six farm households were investigated for types, volumes and sources of construction wood used. It was found that an average farmhouse with a floor space of 57 m^2 consumed about 13.7 m^3 of wood. Both floor space and wood consumptions vary with house types An average iron-roofed house with floor space of 51.9 m^2 consumed 16.8 m^3 of wood and an average thatch-roofed house with mean floor space of 28.6 m^2 consumed 3.2 m^3 of wood. Family size and floor space were the major factors influencing construction wood consumption. An average living house was composed of woods of 39.3% ,luniperus procera, 5.6% Cupressus lusitanica, 29.2% Eucalyptus globulus and 26% Eucalyptus camaldulensis. The wood volume from the first two species and half that of the third species were obtained from state forest which is currently banned from any construction wood extraction and hence there is a shortage of around 59.5% of woods. We suggest the promotion of various tree planting approaches to increase the wood supply and the use of alternative local materials like soil bricks for house construction.

Influence of Local Weather Conditions on Ventilation ofa Pitched Wooden Roof

This paper investigates the influence of temperature and wind conditions on ventilation of the air cavity beneath the roofing in a full-scale pitched wooden roof construction.The potential for condensation in the air cavity is studied.The relevant roof construction is equipped with 81 thermocouples and four air velocity measurement devices.A weather station at the site records outdoor temperature and wind conditions.Five periods between 2016 and 2018 are investigated.The findings show distinct periods of below-ambient temperature and positive condensation potential in the ventilated air cavity of the roof.A relation between low wind speed and positive condensation potential is shown.Difference in size of periods with below-ambient temperature and periods with positive condensation potential implies that the materials in the roof regulate the humidity in the air cavity.Large negative peaks in the condensation potential indicate dry-out of the construction.

Review on Thermal Characteristics of Compound Outdoor Wall of Wood Framed Construction

As one of the most important components of a construction, the outdoor wall plays a significant role in heat insulation, heat preservation and energy saving. Improving the heat insulation of the outdoor wall is the focus of researchers. This paper reviews the development of the compound outdoor wall and introduces the structure of the compound outdoor wall of wood framed construction. Methods for measuring the thermal characteristics of the compound outdoor wall including the steady and unsteady state thermal characteristics, tests in laboratory and field, and researches on the thermal characteristics of the compound outdoor wall are elaborately reviewed. Researches on the thermal characteristics of the compound outdoor wall will promote the further development of wood framed construction in China.

Cross-laminated Timber(CLT)in China:A State-of-the-Art

As a new type of green low-carbon engineered wood product,cross-laminated timber(CLT)is widely used in various types of wooden buildings in Europe and North America,and the number of high-rise wood construction is also increasing.Based on the introduction of the structural characteristics of the CLT and the development status of the CLT in developed countries,this paper focused on the review of the status of research and development of the CLT in China,with an emphasis on the breakthrough technologies of new bamboo-wood composite CLT developed.Finally,the prospects of the CLT in China were discussed.