The potential use of mass timber in mid-to high-rise construction and the associated carbon benefits in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Nonresidential and mid- to high-rise multifamily residential structures in the United States currently use little wood per unit floor area installed, because earlier building codes lacked provisions for structural wood use in those types of buildings. However, revisions to the International Building Code allow for increased wood use in the form of mass timber, as structural and fire safety concerns have been addressed through new science-based design standards and through newly specified construction materials and measures. This study used multiple models to describe alternative futures for new construction, mass timber adoption rates, and the associated carbon benefits in higher than three-story buildings in the United States. The use of mass timber, in place of traditional constructions

SUBMITTER: Nepal P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10954139 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature