Coppiced sweet chestnut in UK construction - challenges and opportunities for design development of hardwood building products
This study comprised two focus groups exploring technical challenges and opportunities for small diameter sweet chestnut hardwood in construction. Five structural building products were designed and fabricated informed by the findings from the focus groups. Simple mobile sawmill and manual cleaving...
Main Authors: | Fereday, George, Meech, Nick, Nevill, Guy, Driver, Dougal, Lewis, Harri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2023
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Online Access: | https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8642/1/Coppiced-sweet-chestnut-in-UK-construction-challenges-and-opportunities-for-design-development-of-hardwood-building-products.pdf |
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