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A handbook for the sustainable use of timber in construction / / Jim Coulson
| A handbook for the sustainable use of timber in construction / / Jim Coulson |
| Autore | Coulson Jim (James C.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (419 pages) |
| Disciplina | 690.0286 |
| Soggetto topico | Sustainable construction |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-70113-9
1-119-70114-7 1-119-70112-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910555137603321 |
Coulson Jim (James C.)
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A handbook for the sustainable use of timber in construction / / Jim Coulson
| A handbook for the sustainable use of timber in construction / / Jim Coulson |
| Autore | Coulson Jim (James C.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (419 pages) |
| Disciplina | 690.0286 |
| Soggetto topico | Sustainable construction |
| ISBN |
1-119-70113-9
1-119-70114-7 1-119-70112-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Wood as a Material -- More about Wood -- Fire & Water -- UC's, Insects, Fungi, Modified Wood -- Preservatives & Finishes -- Defects & Appearance Grading -- Strength Grading -- Wood-based Panels -- Principles of Timber Engineering -- Things to know about wood, trees and forests -- Being Sustainable -- Voluntary Schemes -- Legal Requirements -- Softwoods and their Supplies -- Hardwoods and their Supplies -- Re-use, Carbon Cycle, Biomass and End of Life Disposal -- Energy Considerations & Other Construction Materials -- Appendix 1: A Glossary of Wood and Timber Terms Used in the Timber and Construction Industries -- Appendix 2: A Select Bibliography of Some Useful Technical Reference Works, plus some other Information on Timber and Wood-Based Products -- Appendix 3: Some Helpful Technical, Advisory and Trade Bodies Concerned with Timber. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910678077003321 |
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Coulson Jim (James C.)
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A handbook for the sustainable use of timber in construction / / Jim Coulson
| A handbook for the sustainable use of timber in construction / / Jim Coulson |
| Autore | Coulson Jim (James C.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (419 pages) |
| Disciplina | 690.0286 |
| Soggetto topico | Sustainable construction |
| ISBN |
1-119-70113-9
1-119-70114-7 1-119-70112-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Wood as a Material -- More about Wood -- Fire & Water -- UC's, Insects, Fungi, Modified Wood -- Preservatives & Finishes -- Defects & Appearance Grading -- Strength Grading -- Wood-based Panels -- Principles of Timber Engineering -- Things to know about wood, trees and forests -- Being Sustainable -- Voluntary Schemes -- Legal Requirements -- Softwoods and their Supplies -- Hardwoods and their Supplies -- Re-use, Carbon Cycle, Biomass and End of Life Disposal -- Energy Considerations & Other Construction Materials -- Appendix 1: A Glossary of Wood and Timber Terms Used in the Timber and Construction Industries -- Appendix 2: A Select Bibliography of Some Useful Technical Reference Works, plus some other Information on Timber and Wood-Based Products -- Appendix 3: Some Helpful Technical, Advisory and Trade Bodies Concerned with Timber. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808306703321 |
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Coulson Jim (James C.)
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| Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustainable use of wood in construction / / Jim Coulson
| Sustainable use of wood in construction / / Jim Coulson |
| Autore | Coulson Jim (James C.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 pages) |
| Disciplina | 691/.10286 |
| Soggetto topico |
Building, Wooden
Sustainable construction Construction industry - Waste minimization |
| ISBN |
1-118-53964-8
1-118-53961-3 1-118-53965-6 |
| Classificazione | ARC018000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Preface Acknowledgements 1 Some Things You Should Know About Wood, Trees and Forests 1.1 Some basic information on how trees grow 1.2 Basic tree types - softwoods and hardwoods 1.3 The properties of timbers 1.4 Different forests and tree types 1.5 Rate of growth 1.6 Natural forests 1.7 Managed forests: Conifers 1.8 Managed forests: Broadleaves 2 The Concept of Being 'Sustainable' 2.1 Being sustainable: A definition and a target 2.2 What can we do to help? 2.3 Using the forest resource: The economic argument 2.4 Legal harvesting 2.5 The Timber Trade Federation: Introducing its responsible purchasing policy 3 Voluntary Timber Certification Schemes 3.1 Some further details on the RPP 3.2 Checking legality - I: The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 3.3 Checking legality - II: FLEGT 3.4 Going beyond FLEGT: MYTLAS 3.5 Checking legality - III: Other 'legality' certification schemes 3.6 Checking sustainability: Chain of Custody Certification 3.7 FSC and PEFC as Chain of Custody Certifiers 3.8 Other Chain of Custody Certification bodies 3.9 UKWAS 3.10 Third-party assurance 3.11 How Chain of Custody schemes operate 4 The UK Government and European Regulations: Legally Trading in World Timbers 4.1 Checking up on the checkers: The role of CPET 4.2 CPET's help with legality and sustainability requirements 4.3 Legality and sustainability: The UK government's definitions 4.4 Legal timber sources - the UK government's definition 4.5 Sustainable timber sources - the UK government's definition 4.6 Category A and Category B - 'Proof of Compliance' 4.7 Current and future supplies of certified timber 4.8 The EUTR: Europe's new and compulsory 'timber legality scheme' 4.9 The meaning of 'due diligence' 4.10 Satisfying the EUTR 4.11 Who actually needs to obey the EUTR? 4.12 The 'first placer on the market' 4.13 CE marking and the CPR 4.14 CITES: What exactly is it? 5 Specifying Sustainable Timber for any Project: Some Important Dos and Don'ts; With a Bit More About Wood 5.1 Using wood in a sustainable way 5.2 The government's Timber Procurement Policy (TPP): A brief reminder 5.3 Certificates 5.4 What if I can't get the timber I want? 5.5 The use of recycled timber 5.6 Insisting on a particular Chain of Custody 'brand' for your certified timber 5.7 Deciding which wood to use 5.8 Some of wood's other characteristics 6 Some Principal Softwoods Used in Construction in the UK: With Their Main Properties and Sustainability Credentials 7 A Selection of Hardwoods Used in the UK: With Their Main Properties and Sustainability Credentials 8 Re-use of Timber and Wood Products: The Carbon Cycle, End of Life Disposal and Biomass 8.1 The true 'carbon cycle' 8.2 End of life disposal of timber and wood-based products 8.3 Recycled timber 8.4 Disposal of timber in landfill 8.5 Burning wood: Fossil fuels versus biomass 8.6 Biomass 9 Energy Considerations and Construction Materials 9.1 Embodied energy 9.2 Cradle to grave analysis 9.3 Cradle to cradle 9.4 BREEAM Appendix 1 Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in this Book Appendix 2 Timber and Wood Products: Some Helpful Organisations Index . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139138003321 |
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Coulson Jim (James C.)
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sustainable use of wood in construction / / Jim Coulson
| Sustainable use of wood in construction / / Jim Coulson |
| Autore | Coulson Jim (James C.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 pages) |
| Disciplina | 691/.10286 |
| Soggetto topico |
Building, Wooden
Sustainable construction Construction industry - Waste minimization |
| ISBN |
1-118-53964-8
1-118-53961-3 1-118-53965-6 |
| Classificazione | ARC018000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: Preface Acknowledgements 1 Some Things You Should Know About Wood, Trees and Forests 1.1 Some basic information on how trees grow 1.2 Basic tree types - softwoods and hardwoods 1.3 The properties of timbers 1.4 Different forests and tree types 1.5 Rate of growth 1.6 Natural forests 1.7 Managed forests: Conifers 1.8 Managed forests: Broadleaves 2 The Concept of Being 'Sustainable' 2.1 Being sustainable: A definition and a target 2.2 What can we do to help? 2.3 Using the forest resource: The economic argument 2.4 Legal harvesting 2.5 The Timber Trade Federation: Introducing its responsible purchasing policy 3 Voluntary Timber Certification Schemes 3.1 Some further details on the RPP 3.2 Checking legality - I: The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 3.3 Checking legality - II: FLEGT 3.4 Going beyond FLEGT: MYTLAS 3.5 Checking legality - III: Other 'legality' certification schemes 3.6 Checking sustainability: Chain of Custody Certification 3.7 FSC and PEFC as Chain of Custody Certifiers 3.8 Other Chain of Custody Certification bodies 3.9 UKWAS 3.10 Third-party assurance 3.11 How Chain of Custody schemes operate 4 The UK Government and European Regulations: Legally Trading in World Timbers 4.1 Checking up on the checkers: The role of CPET 4.2 CPET's help with legality and sustainability requirements 4.3 Legality and sustainability: The UK government's definitions 4.4 Legal timber sources - the UK government's definition 4.5 Sustainable timber sources - the UK government's definition 4.6 Category A and Category B - 'Proof of Compliance' 4.7 Current and future supplies of certified timber 4.8 The EUTR: Europe's new and compulsory 'timber legality scheme' 4.9 The meaning of 'due diligence' 4.10 Satisfying the EUTR 4.11 Who actually needs to obey the EUTR? 4.12 The 'first placer on the market' 4.13 CE marking and the CPR 4.14 CITES: What exactly is it? 5 Specifying Sustainable Timber for any Project: Some Important Dos and Don'ts; With a Bit More About Wood 5.1 Using wood in a sustainable way 5.2 The government's Timber Procurement Policy (TPP): A brief reminder 5.3 Certificates 5.4 What if I can't get the timber I want? 5.5 The use of recycled timber 5.6 Insisting on a particular Chain of Custody 'brand' for your certified timber 5.7 Deciding which wood to use 5.8 Some of wood's other characteristics 6 Some Principal Softwoods Used in Construction in the UK: With Their Main Properties and Sustainability Credentials 7 A Selection of Hardwoods Used in the UK: With Their Main Properties and Sustainability Credentials 8 Re-use of Timber and Wood Products: The Carbon Cycle, End of Life Disposal and Biomass 8.1 The true 'carbon cycle' 8.2 End of life disposal of timber and wood-based products 8.3 Recycled timber 8.4 Disposal of timber in landfill 8.5 Burning wood: Fossil fuels versus biomass 8.6 Biomass 9 Energy Considerations and Construction Materials 9.1 Embodied energy 9.2 Cradle to grave analysis 9.3 Cradle to cradle 9.4 BREEAM Appendix 1 Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in this Book Appendix 2 Timber and Wood Products: Some Helpful Organisations Index . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822219603321 |
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Coulson Jim (James C.)
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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