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Evaluating the Feasibility of Mass Timber as a Mainstream Building Material in the US Construction Market: Industry Perception, Cost Competitiveness, and Environmental Performance Analysis

Creator:

Ahmed, Shafayet

Abstract:

Mass timber has been considered as a promising building material because of its structural rigidity, environmental sustainability, and renewability nature. In Europe and Australia, mass timber materials have been used for many different types of construction such as residential, commercial, education, and industrial. However, the construction practitioners in the U.S....

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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SITES FOR THE STUDY (L-R: PEAVY HALL, MUSEUM BUILDING, AND OSU VALLEY LIBRARY