Project: Competitive timber structures – Resource efficiency and climate benefits along the wood value chain through engineering design

Project information

Project manager
Thomas K Bader
Other project members
Anders Olsson, Reza Hosseinpourpia, Michael Schweigler, Michael Dorn, Jimmy Johansson, Ambrose Dodoo, Björn Johannesson, Johan Bergh, Wit Derkowski, Carmen Amaddeo, Bishnu Chandra Poudel, Tobias Schauerte, Osama Abdeljaber, Min Hu, Eva Binder, Joan Gikonyo, Whokko Schirén and Anders Alrutz
Participating organizations
Linnaeus University, Södra Skogsägarna, Skanska Sverige AB, IKEA of Sweden, Derome AB, Växjö Kommunföretag AB (VKAB), Setra Trävaror AB, Holmen Trävaror, Vida AB, Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB, Dalahus, Torps Byggelement AB, Granitor, GBO Fastening Systems AB, Dynalyse AB, SAAB AB, Arkitektbolaget Kronoberg AB, Svenskt Trä, Centrum för byggande och boende med trä (CBBT)
Financier
KK Stiftelsen, Forskningsprofiler 22
Timetable
1 Dec 2023–30 Nov 2031
Subjects
Building technology (Department of Building Technology, Faculty of Technology), forestry and wood technology (Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Faculty of Technology) and mechanical engineering (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Technology)
Research groups
Wood Building Technology, Forest Products, Cross laminated timber (CLT), Connections in Timber Structures, Strength Grading of Timber, Mechanical Engineering
Linnaeus Knowledge Environment
Green Sustainable Development

More about the project

Timber structures are developed and managed along a value chain, starting with the supply and processing of wood material to higher value engineered products, followed by project development including architecture and overall design of buildings, technical detailing, and production issues. Consideration of costs, climate impact and maintenance are parts of the project development phase that extends into the operation phase, which is followed by deconstruction, re-use, and recycling.

The research profile is organized in five sub-areas, namely

1. Engineered wood products from forest biomaterials
2. Design of wood-based building systems
3. Assessment and structural health monitoring of timber structures
4. Industrialized production along the wood construction value chain
5. Energy and climate efficient wood-based buildings

The scientific competence related to these sub-areas and a broad representation through committed companies active along all parts of the wood material and construction value chain are the basis for the Research Profile. A project management team consisting of experienced researchers acting as project leader, assistant project leader and research leaders, will coordinate the work. Furthermore, the organization includes a steering committee with representatives from participating partners and an international scientific reference group.

The Research Profile will lead to scientific deepening, renewal, and consolidation of the research environment at Linnaeus University and reinforce its international scientific positioning within sustainable timber structures. It moreover contributes to realize Linnaeus University’s ambition to "set knowledge in motion for a sustainable societal development".

The project is part of the research in the research groups Wood Building Technology, Forest Products, Cross laminated timber (CLT), Connections in Timber Structures, Strength Grading of Timber, Mechanical Engineering and in the Linnaeus Knowledge Environment Green Sustainable Development.

Time planning

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