Sustainable Timber Design (Hardcover)

Dedication and Acknowledgements Foreword: Dr Peter Bonfield OBE FREng Preface Introduction Part1: Materials and Performance1. Understanding the Material2. Certification of a Sustainable Product 3. Improving the Material 4. Advanced Timber Technology Part2: Design and Detailing 5. The Opportunity of Roundwood Construction 6. Sawn Timber 7.The Renaissance of Green Oak Construction 8. Prefabricated Architectural Structures 9. Arch Forms 10. Gridshells with Small Section Timbers 11. Shells Engineered in Timber 12. Large Panel Structures 13. Advanced Structures 14. Hybrid Buildings Part3: Connections 15. The Development of the Timber Connection 16. Engineering Connections and their Mechanics References and End words