Prefabricated Engineered Timber Schools in the United Kingdom: Challenges and Opportunities
| Autor: | Aurimas Bukauskas, Aftab Jalia, Darshil Upendra Shah, Michael H. Ramage, Antiopi Koronaki |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Shah, Darshil [0000-0002-8078-6802], Ramage, Michael [0000-0003-2967-7683], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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school buildings Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 Economic shortage fabrication Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 Renewable energy sources Prefabrication Procurement prefabrication GE1-350 Adaptation (computer science) Environmental planning Government Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment carbon Building and Construction sustainability Environmental sciences Greenhouse gas Sustainability Business engineered timber modern methods of construction |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 22 Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12864, p 12864 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su132212864 |
| Popis: | Due to changing demographics, the UK faces a significant shortage of school places. The UK government aims to build large numbers of new schools to meet this demand. However, legally binding carbon emissions mitigation commitments might limit the ability of the government to adequately meet this demand on-time, on-budget, and within sustainability targets. This paper assesses the opportunity for prefabricated engineered timber construction methods to help meet the demand for new primary and secondary school buildings in the UK within these constraints. Building on a study of past government-led school building programmes and the state-of-the-art developments in engineered timber construction, this paper outlines the benefits that an engineered timber school building programme could have on a sustainability and procurement level. A strategy is then proposed for the wider adoption of engineered timber for the construction of school buildings in the UK, including detailed guidelines for designers and policymakers. The study concludes with recommendations for the adaptation of this strategy in different countries, depending on context-specific requirements, therefore promoting a generalised adoption of sustainable and efficient construction processes. |
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