South African log resource availability and potential environmental impact of timber construction

Autor: Philip L. Crafford, C. Brand Wessels

Publikováno v: South African Journal of Science, Vol 116, Iss 7/8 (2020)

We investigated the South African log resource availability and the potential global warming impact of an increasing wood-based residential building market. We have shown that, with the use of wood resources currently exported as chips, as well as pl

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Sustainability and wood constructions: a review of green building rating systems and life-cycle assessment methods from a South African and developing world perspective

Autor: Philip L. Crafford, Melanie Blumentritt, C. Brand Wessels

Publikováno v: Advances in Building Energy Research. 15:67-86

This study reviews, from a South African and developing world perspective, green building rating tools and life-cycle assessment methods with a focus on wood constructions. Based on existing studie...

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https://doi.org/10.1080/17512549.2018.1528884

The potential of South African timber products to reduce the environmental impact of buildings

Autor: C. Brand Wessels, Philip L. Crafford, Melanie Blumentritt

Publikováno v: South African Journal of Science, Volume: 113, Issue: 9-10, Pages: 1-8, Published: OCT 2017
South African Journal of Science, Vol 113, Iss 9/10, Pp 8-8 (2017)

South Africa was the first country in Africa to implement a locally developed green building rating tool and has a growing number of rated green building projects. The method of life-cycle assessment can help to compare and assess the environmental p

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http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0038-23532017000600014&lng=en&tlng=en