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ARCHITECTURAL TOPOLOGICAL FORM-FINDING INTEGRATING SOLID STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCES.

Research Node: Manufacturing Innovation Project: Performance-Based Architectural Design and Optimization Using Biomaterial and AR-Assisted Discrete Assemblies DOI: https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2024.1.293 Author(s): Yan, X., Shu, K., & Bao, D. W. (2024). Pages: pp. 293–302 F...

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TRANSFORMING ARCHITECTURE: THE ROLE OF INTERDISIPLINARY COLLABORATION IN DESIGN AND FABRICATION.

Research Node: Manufacturing Innovation Project: Performance-Based Architectural Design and Optimization Using Biomaterial and AR-Assisted Discrete Assemblies Bao, D. W., Burry, J., & Xie, Y. M. (2024) Transforming architecture: the role of interdisciplinary collaboration in design and fabricat...

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TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE TIMBER CONSTRUCTION: A CASE STUDY OF WASTE GENERATION, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULAR STRATEGIES IN AUSTRALIAN SAWMILLING AND PREFABRICATION MANUFACTURING.

Research Node: Manufacturing Innovation Project: Digital and Physical Systems Design for Optimised Design-to-Delivery of Prefabricated Timber Housing DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0285 Author(s): D M H Dissanayake, Sasindu Samarawickrama, Tharaka Gunewardena, Priyan Mendis Pages: 2338-2346...

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COMPOSITE PANELS FROM WOOD WASTE: A DETAILED REVIEW OF PROCESSES, STANDARDS, AND APPLICATIONS

Research Node: Manufacturing Innovation Project: Digital and Physical Systems Design for Optimised Design-to-Delivery of Prefabricated Timber Housing Amarasinghe, I. T., Qian, Y., Gunawardena, T., Mendis, P., & Belleville, B. (2024) Composite Panels from Wood Waste: A Detailed Review of Processe...

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ADAPTATION OF CONNECTION SYSTEMS FOR INTERGRATION WITH ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS IN BUILDINGS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Research Node: Manufacturing Innovation Project: Digital and Physical Systems Design for Optimised Design-to-Delivery of Prefabricated Timber Housing Dissanayake, H., Gunawardena, T., & Mendis, P. (2025) Adaptation of Connection Systems for Integration with Engineered Wood Products in Buildings:...

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-Research Node - Performance of Building Components

CHALLENGES IN INTERGRATING AUSTRALIAN SAWMILLING WITH PREFABRICATION MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

Research Node: Manufacturing Innovation Project: Digital and Physical Systems Design for Optimised Design-to-Delivery of Prefabricated Timber Housing Dissanayake, H., Gunawardena, T., & Mendis, P. (2025). Challenges in Integrating Australian Sawmilling with Prefabrication Manufacturing Industry ...

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-Research Node - Performance of Building Components

IGNITION OF A TIMBER CEILING: ANALYSING CONVECTIVE AND RADIATIVE HEATING EFFECTS

Research Node: Performance of Building Components Project: Fire Safety Design of Open Plan Timber Compartments DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0521 Author(s): Joshua Madden, Felix Wiesner, David Morisset, Wenxuan Wu, Ryan Hilditch, Adam Ervine, David Lange Pages: 4242-4251 (10 pages) Format:...

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-Research Node - Performance of Building Components

MOISTURE MONITORING OF MASS TIMBER BUILDING – STUDY OF CONDITION VARIATION AND BUILDING ENVIRONMENT DESIGN

Research Node: Performance of Building Components Project: Development of Moisture Monitoring, Assessment and Management Systems for the Australian Mass Timber Construction Industry DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0316 Author(s): Maryam Shirmohammadi, Marcus Strang, Paola Leardini, Kim Baber...

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MOISTURE INGRESS AND MOVEMENT PATTERN IN AUSTRALIAN CLTPANELS A PILOT STUDY

Research Node: Performance of Building Components Project: Development of Moisture Monitoring, Assessment and Management Systems for the Australian Mass Timber Construction Industry DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0315 Author(s): Claudia Roder, Christophe Gerber, Maryam Shirmohammadi, Tripti...

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TIMBERTRACKER: AN OPEN-SOURCE WEB FRAMEWORK FOR VISUALISING SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN FUTURE CONSTRUCTION TIMBER VALUE CHAINS

Research Node: Value Chain Innovation Project: An Open-Data Framework for Forest-to-Building Value Chain Mapping DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0587 Author(s): Joseph M. Gattas, Claire Daniel Pages:4771-4780 (10 pages) Format:PDF Paper Download Conference: 14th World Conference on Timber E...

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INVENTORY-CONSTRAINED DESIGN METHOD FOR WHOLE TREE USE IN BRANCHING CANOPY STRUCTURES

Research Node: Value Chain Innovation Project: Adaptive Building Forms for Inventory-Constrained Utilisation of Low Value Fibre DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0487 Author(s): Yue Feng, Hengyi Ren, Kim Baber, Canhui Chen, Xingfei Yuan, Joseph M. Gattas Pages:3976-3983 (8 pages) Format:PDF Pa...

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LAMINATED NODES FOR A ROUND TIMBER STRUCTURE

Research Node: Value Chain Innovation Project: Adaptive Building Forms for Inventory-Constrained Utilisation of Low Value Fibre DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0109 Author(s): Kim Baber, Canhui Chen, Joseph M Gattas Pages:873-881 (9 pages) Format:PDF Paper Download Conference: 14th World Co...

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF UNITISED CURTAIN WALL AND UNITISED TIMBER ENVELOPE SYSTEMS: PATHWAYS TO REDUCING EMBODIED CARBON AND ENHANCING CIRCULARITY IN FACADE DESIGN

Research Node: Design for Extended Building Life Project: ENVELOPE SYSTEMS FOR EXTENDED BUILDING LIFE DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0565 Author(s): Hamad Alabdulrazzaq, Arianna Brambilla, Tianyi Chen, Eugenia Gasparri Pages:4591-4600 (10 pages) Format:PDF Paper Download Conference: 14th...

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HOLISTIC HYGROTHERMAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING TIMBER ENVELOPES: FIELD TESTING AND TRANSIENT BUILDING SIMULATIONS.

Research Node: Design for Extended Building Life Project: ENVELOPE SYSTEMS FOR EXTENDED BUILDING LIFE DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0058 Author(s):Natalia Saavedra, Eugenia Gasparri, Alberto Sangiorgio, Aysu Kuru, Carlos Clement, Tianyi Chen, Arianna Brambilla Pages: 4338-4346 (9 pages)...

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REIMAGINING TIMBER: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH OF RESOURCE EFFICIENT FABRICATION PROCESS FOR TOPOLOGICALLY OPTIMISED CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER SLABS

Research Node: Manufacturing Innovation Project: Performance-Based Architectural Design and Optimization Using Biomaterial and AR-Assisted Discrete Assemblies DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0058 Author(s): Lingju Wu, Dingwen Bao, Bowen Chen, Dan Luo, Joseph M. Gattas Pages: 2695-2703 (9 pag...

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Tools

Disassembly potential calculation tool

Research Node: Design for Extended Building Life Project: Connection Systems for Extended Building Life – Design Principles An Open Access Disassembly Potential Measurement Tool has been developed and is available here https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:2312b0b Title Disassembly potent...

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-Research Node - Performance of Building Components

Evaluating the disassembly potential of timber buildings: development of calculation tool and proof of concept

Research Node: Design for Extended Building Life Project: Connection Systems for Extended Building Life – Design Principles Ottenhaus, L. M., Hernández-Aldaz, M., Davies, A., & Cabrero, J. M. (2025). Evaluating the disassembly potential of timber buildings: development of calculation tool and...

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DESIGN UNCERTAINTY IN LONG SPAN MASS TIMBER FLOORS: PROPOSED BAND-BEAM SOLUTION

Research Node: Performance of Building Components Project: Innovative Long-Span Timber and Wood-Based Hybrid Floors for Vibration Performance and Acoustic Compliance DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0058 Author(s):Adam Faircloth, Hassan Karampour, Benoit P. Gilbert, Tom Watts, Huaizhong Li, N...

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Queensland Sawn Timber Value Chain – Building to Forest

Research Node: Value Chain Innovation Project: An Open-Data Framework for Forest-to-Building Value Chain Mapping This project aims to develop a novel framework for collation, integration, and visualisation of material flow and resource utilisation data in the timber construction value chain. Auth...

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-Research Node - Socio-Economic Opportunity

IMPACT OF TIMBER ORIGIN ON SCREW WITHDRAWAL CAPACITY

Research Node: Performance of Building Components Project: Connection Systems for Extended Building Life DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0474 Author(s):Dylan Bagley, Lisa Ottenhaus Pages:3879-3887 (9 pages) Format:PDF Paper Download Conference: 14th World Conference on Timber Engineer...

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Blog

Seeing the wood and the trees: the role of timber in future Wales – Calvin Jones

“And he could see a tall tree on the river bank, and the one side of it was burning from its roots to its tip, and the other half with green leaves…” Peredur son of Efrawg (Jones and Jones, 1989, p. 211) Wales, along with the rest of the UK desperately lacks trees. Between the first, p...

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-Research Node - Building Performance for Occupants

OCCUPANT OUTCOMES IN TIMBER-RICH ENVIRONMENTS: A REVIEW

Research Node: Building Performance for Occupants Project: Design for positive occupant outcomes in timber-rich environments DOI: https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0691 Author(s):Loren Dyer, Georgia Lindsay, Stacey L. Parker, Niklas K. Steffens Pages:5611-5620 (10 pages) Format:PDF Paper Download C...

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Podcast

Podcast – Timber Efficiency Research with Associate Professor Joe Gattas

ARC Advance Timber Hub Theme & Node Leader, Associate Professor Joe Gattas, at The University of Queensland’s School of Civil Engineering, was part of an episode of Pryda Pod in May 2024. Joe was interviewed about his research regarding improving timber production efficiencies by just 5% cou...

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Sustainable Timber Construction Seminar – 6 Feb 2024 – Presentation Videos

On the 6 February 2024 at The University of Queensland (UQ) an in-person seminar was hosted by ASCE Australia Section and UQ School of Civil Engineering. This in-person event brought together experts in the field to discuss the latest advancements and techniques in sustainable timber construction. P...

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-Research Node - Towards a Low-Carbon & Circular Economy

ARC Advance Timber Hub Launch Presentation – Professor Keith Crews

The Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub to Advance Timber for Australia’s Future Built Environment (ARC Advance Timber Hub) was officially launched at The University of Queensland on Wednesday, 31 January 2024, with the aim of helping Australia’s timber and construction sectors transi...

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Timber 2032 Forum – Utilising timber in construction to lower emissions and reduce embodied carbon

Queensland Government officials and timber industry representatives met at The University of Queensland on the 22 August 2023 “National Forestry Day” to discuss utilising mass timber construction and other timber products together with establishing timber plantations to achieve a “clim...

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