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The Business case for Timber
Mathew Vola
Director |Arup

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35countries
92offices
16.000employees
Introduction

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2 Billion m2 / year…

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1M new dwellings until 2030

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Data source: PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
The Carbon Challenge

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• Source: 2018 Global Status Report, Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, IEA
Global carbon emissions breakdown
SHARE OF GLOBAL ENERGY-RELATED CO2 EMISSIONS BY
SECTOR (2015)
28% Buildings
(operational)
11% Construction industry
(embodied)
22% Transport
30% Other industry
9% Other
42% Superstructure
13%
Substructure
16% Construction
17% Cladding
12%
Finishes
BREAKDOWN OF CO2 BY ELEMENT

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2000 2008 2012 2015 2021
Timber Technology Advancing

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CLT Production

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DESIGN ISSUES

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• PART 1 – Evidence-base of physical office design
features that impact health and wellbeing:
• INDOOR AIR QUALITY
• THERMAL COMFORT
• DAYLIGHTING & LIGHTING
• BIOPHILIA
• NOISE
• INTERIOR LAYOUT
• LOOK & FEEL
• ACTIVE DESIGN & EXERCISE
• AMENITIES & LOCATION
WGBC: Well-Being Benefits

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Source: wOODSOLUTIONS

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Sky, Believe in Better Building

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Structure

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HAUT, Amsterdam
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HAUT, Amsterdam
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HAUT, Amsterdam
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All Timber
Hybrids
Special Projects
Optimised Timber Buildings

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Further reading
https://info.thinkwood.com/100-uk-clt-projectshttps://www.arup.com/perspectives/publications/
research/section/rethinking-timber-buildings