Uses of solid wood, panels, and composites

Use of timber:

Wood products for construction (solid wood, finger-jointed wood, glued laminated timber, cross-laminated timber, panels, etc.), sectors, classifications, and uses.

History of construction and contemporary architecture

Challenges and specificities of wood construction projects:

• Design: main checks on structure, envelope, acoustics, etc.
• Implementation: specific features and organization of construction sites.
• Operation: hygrothermal performance, comfort and well-being, etc.
• Longevity and end of life: life cycle analyses of buildings, recyclability, reuse.

Fine woods used in crafts such as cabinetmaking, marquetry, stringed instrument making, etc.

Uses of industrial wood: 

Wooden packaging materials (pallets, crates, tubs, etc.)

Plant-based composite materials, including wood (in products for construction, transportation, sports and leisure, design, etc.)

Wood materials in thermal insulation (loose, semi-rigid, rigid, etc.).

Functionalized wood materials (transparent wood, enhanced wood, etc.)

Resources, materials, and paper production (printing, techniques, cardboard, etc.)

The EU "Uses: solid wood, laminated wood, panels, and composites" project aims to acquire knowledge on the use of engineered wood, both timber (used in the construction of buildings and civil engineering structures) and industrial wood (used by humans).