Applications for Solid Wood, Panels, and Composites

Uses of lumber:

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

History of Construction and Contemporary Architecture

Challenges and Unique Characteristics of Wood Construction Projects:

• Design: key structural, building envelope, and acoustic checks, etc.
• Construction: Specific Features and Site Organization.
• Operation: hygrothermal performance, comfort, and well-being, etc.
• Longevity and End of Life: Life Cycle Assessments of Buildings, Recyclability, and Reuse.

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

Industrial uses of wood: 

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

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

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

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

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

The EU project “Applications: Solid Wood, Laminated Wood, Panels, and Composites” aims to gain knowledge about the use of engineered wood, including both structural timber (used in the construction of buildings and civil engineering structures) and industrial timber (used by humans).