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Wood in Buildings : Technical and business development of wooden buildings, especially multi-storey timber buildings
Wood plays an important role in the construction industry to meet the challenges of the climate, finite natural resources and energy consumption. It plays a significant role in environmental and climate effects on society as well as the well-being of its individual citizens. Multi-storey wooden buildings in the Nordic region have proven to be the main business opportunity in the new bioeconomy. However, it is emphasized that the technical challenges must first be overcome and access on design tools come to the same level as the equivalent for concrete and steel. The future potential for increased construction of multi-storey wooden buildings has also recently been studied. It emphasizes that based on demographics (strong population growth and strong urbanization), climate (climate impact reduction) and employment (keeping employment at a high level with a “reasonable” distribution of jobs between urban and rural areas), industrial timber construction can contribute as follows until 2025: (1) Build capacity for industrial timber construction to be able to deliver 50 % of the multi-storey houses in wood on the Swedish market; (2) Create 8 000 new jobs in prefabrication companies and help relocate 6 000 jobs from big cities to the countryside. Business development focuses on identifying opportunities and developing resources for new, expanded or changed business operations. For the construction industry, this means to create business models for the building process, including design, manufacturing and construction, and involve consultants, contractors and small and large suppliers. Business models are linked to current technical activities. When business models and technologies interact, this connection needs to be a starting point. We need to link industrial construction with companies’ business models. Business models for industrialized construction of multi-storey wooden houses that are in focus can provide a better understanding of its potential for competitiveness and profitability. Industrialized construction ...
Wood in Buildings : Technical and business development of wooden buildings, especially multi-storey timber buildings
Wood plays an important role in the construction industry to meet the challenges of the climate, finite natural resources and energy consumption. It plays a significant role in environmental and climate effects on society as well as the well-being of its individual citizens. Multi-storey wooden buildings in the Nordic region have proven to be the main business opportunity in the new bioeconomy. However, it is emphasized that the technical challenges must first be overcome and access on design tools come to the same level as the equivalent for concrete and steel. The future potential for increased construction of multi-storey wooden buildings has also recently been studied. It emphasizes that based on demographics (strong population growth and strong urbanization), climate (climate impact reduction) and employment (keeping employment at a high level with a “reasonable” distribution of jobs between urban and rural areas), industrial timber construction can contribute as follows until 2025: (1) Build capacity for industrial timber construction to be able to deliver 50 % of the multi-storey houses in wood on the Swedish market; (2) Create 8 000 new jobs in prefabrication companies and help relocate 6 000 jobs from big cities to the countryside. Business development focuses on identifying opportunities and developing resources for new, expanded or changed business operations. For the construction industry, this means to create business models for the building process, including design, manufacturing and construction, and involve consultants, contractors and small and large suppliers. Business models are linked to current technical activities. When business models and technologies interact, this connection needs to be a starting point. We need to link industrial construction with companies’ business models. Business models for industrialized construction of multi-storey wooden houses that are in focus can provide a better understanding of its potential for competitiveness and profitability. Industrialized construction ...
Wood in Buildings : Technical and business development of wooden buildings, especially multi-storey timber buildings
Girhammar, Ulf Arne (author)
2021-01-01
WREL. Serie A
Paper
Electronic Resource
English
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