Circular Economy in Wooden Construction (WOOD in CIRCLE)

1. Forest Resource Management and Sustainable Forestry Planning

MBA Girts Zarins, Riga Technical University

Andrea Laschi, University of Palermo

Forestry is large topic, therefore in this lecture only some aspects are discussed. Overview of forestry and sustainable forestry methods with aspects of an industrial wood as material plantation needs are provided: wood growth, material in a tree, tree as ecosystem element, tools, machinery and methods, natural forest protection and sustainable forestry methods with certification.

2. Wood As a Building Material. From Forest to Construction Material

MBA Girts Zarins, Riga Technical University

Natural wood for construction has limited availability as solid wood, both due being organic material and by wood structure itself. Thu lecture analyzes wood as material and types of engineered wood. Engineered wooden materials area also with improved technical characteristics and reduced defects. As wood of Timber materials are anisotropic, then understanding material is a prerequisite for correct design and then construction. Includes short overview of defects as part of material characteristics.