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SUMMARY:Supertall Timber: impossibly high wooden skyscrapers - Dr Michael 
 Ramage\, Department of Architecture 
DTSTART:20190311T180000Z
DTEND:20190311T190000Z
UID:TALK115804@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Beverley Larner
DESCRIPTION:Timber has exceptional properties for building\, many of which
  have been overlooked in the past century.  New research on engineered tim
 ber offers the possibility of wooden skyscrapers\, the first generation of
  which are being realized in cities as diverse as London\, Melbourne\, Ber
 gen\, and Vancouver. Through a combination of theoretical design and physi
 cal testing\, our research demonstrates the viability of timber buildings 
 at much greater heights than has previously been possible. By pushing the 
 limits of theoretical designs into the realms of the supertall\, and somet
 imes beyond that which is feasible using current materials and constructio
 n technologies\, our research also sets out the requirements for the next 
 generation of engineered plant-based materials.  Research\, design and con
 struction of contemporary large-scale timber buildings furthers the archit
 ectural and structural engineering knowledge necessary to make tall timber
  buildings a reality. Natural materials in taller and larger buildings sub
 stitute for steel and concrete\, reducing the carbon emissions associated 
 with them.\n\nAs a collaboration between academics\, practicing architects
  and practicing structural engineers\, our research is underpinned by a vi
 sion for a sustainable future in which natural materials play a greater ro
 le in the construction of the built environment. The fundamental premise i
 s that innovative approaches to research\, processing\, modification and d
 esign of natural materials can increase their role in constructing a bette
 r future. Throughout history\, timber and other plant-based materials have
  played a major role in domestic construction. In many parts of the world 
 they still do. However\, as the global population urbanizes\, people are l
 iving more densely\, often in taller buildings. We explore ways to design 
 and build such tall buildings more naturally.
LOCATION:Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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