Barriers, Opportunities and Recommendations to Enhance the Adoption of Timber within Multi-Storey Buildings in Austria
Timber construction is considered a main strategy towards a more sustainable built environment. Industrialized manufacturing methods have advanced the realization of multi-storey timber buildings generating enthusiasm about their implementation in urban areas, and the expectation of their further co...
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| description | Timber construction is considered a main strategy towards a more sustainable built environment. Industrialized manufacturing methods have advanced the realization of multi-storey timber buildings generating enthusiasm about their implementation in urban areas, and the expectation of their further completion. These are still pilot projects, so there is a lack of specific literature and guidelines, including common understanding, standard procedures and holistic considerations. This paper aims to assess the current situation of design and construction processes of timber buildings in Austria, highlighting barriers and opportunities and formulating recommendations for its further adoption. The methodology used is based on an extended literature review and a qualitative analysis from expert interviews. Different disciplines were involved to approach the topic holistically. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and inductive coded within several iterative rounds. Excerpts were organized into codes, sub-codes and categories to identify and classify themes and patterns and build the case. The findings are structured into the categories of Acquisition, Design and Production and Assembly, and further identified as Barriers and Opportunities. Upon the analysis of results, a selective range of recommendations are formulated and summarized in a catalogue, serving as a guide for further research and actions to widespread the adoption of timber. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-14eddb84b1f744d0aac651f45743195d2023-11-23T15:24:15ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092022-09-01129141610.3390/buildings12091416Barriers, Opportunities and Recommendations to Enhance the Adoption of Timber within Multi-Storey Buildings in AustriaAída Santana-Sosa0Iva Kovacic1Department of Structural Design and Timber Engineering, Institute of Architectural Sciences, Technical University of Vienna-TU Wien, 1040 Wien, AustriaDepartment of Integrated Planning and Industrial Building, Technical University of Vienna-TU Wien, 1040 Wien, AustriaTimber construction is considered a main strategy towards a more sustainable built environment. Industrialized manufacturing methods have advanced the realization of multi-storey timber buildings generating enthusiasm about their implementation in urban areas, and the expectation of their further completion. These are still pilot projects, so there is a lack of specific literature and guidelines, including common understanding, standard procedures and holistic considerations. This paper aims to assess the current situation of design and construction processes of timber buildings in Austria, highlighting barriers and opportunities and formulating recommendations for its further adoption. The methodology used is based on an extended literature review and a qualitative analysis from expert interviews. Different disciplines were involved to approach the topic holistically. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and inductive coded within several iterative rounds. Excerpts were organized into codes, sub-codes and categories to identify and classify themes and patterns and build the case. The findings are structured into the categories of Acquisition, Design and Production and Assembly, and further identified as Barriers and Opportunities. Upon the analysis of results, a selective range of recommendations are formulated and summarized in a catalogue, serving as a guide for further research and actions to widespread the adoption of timber.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/9/1416barriersopportunitiesrecommendationsmulti-storey timber buildingsqualitative analysisexpert interviews |
| spellingShingle | Aída Santana-Sosa Iva Kovacic Barriers, Opportunities and Recommendations to Enhance the Adoption of Timber within Multi-Storey Buildings in Austria Buildings barriers opportunities recommendations multi-storey timber buildings qualitative analysis expert interviews |
| title | Barriers, Opportunities and Recommendations to Enhance the Adoption of Timber within Multi-Storey Buildings in Austria |
| title_full | Barriers, Opportunities and Recommendations to Enhance the Adoption of Timber within Multi-Storey Buildings in Austria |
| title_fullStr | Barriers, Opportunities and Recommendations to Enhance the Adoption of Timber within Multi-Storey Buildings in Austria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers, Opportunities and Recommendations to Enhance the Adoption of Timber within Multi-Storey Buildings in Austria |
| title_short | Barriers, Opportunities and Recommendations to Enhance the Adoption of Timber within Multi-Storey Buildings in Austria |
| title_sort | barriers opportunities and recommendations to enhance the adoption of timber within multi storey buildings in austria |
| topic | barriers opportunities recommendations multi-storey timber buildings qualitative analysis expert interviews |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/9/1416 |
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