The need is increasing day by day in the world for sustainable materials and sustainable solutions. The most suitable material for use is wood to answer the purpose of this need. Its high strength made it preferred as a building material for a very long time in addition to the wide usage area of wood. Wood starts to take place in high-rise buildings with the developing technologies. This week, we will examine the world's tallest wooden building Ascent, which was completed after the 85.4-meter-high Mjøstårnet building in Norway.
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The project is home to a large number of tall buildings and is located in the state of Wisconsin, United States. The building is 86.6 meters high and has 25 floors and was opened in July. The building has a mixed-use and was built in a hybrid way. In the construction process, concrete is used in the foundation, in the elevator and stairwells, and engineered cross-laminated timber (CLT) is used in the remaining areas of the building.
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Apart from the building providing accommodation services with its luxury apartments, it includes a store, gym, and a pool. The Ascent has been registered as the tallest wooden building in the world by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). In the building, which could not be built with wood, the higher rate of wood material used and its compliance with the council's literature enabled the building to be registered.
The world's tallest wooden building was designed by Korb + Associates Architects (KA). The construction was started in August 2020 and completed in two years. There were not made on-site applications such as steel and concrete, but the production of floors was carried out with prefabrication. In this way, the building completed the construction process in a shorter time compared to the projects realized with steel and concrete. The rapid production and on-site assembly provided by prefabrication contributed to this process. Therewithal, the construction of each floor was completed in an average of five or six days. Compared to the projects where other carrier systems are applied, the construction process was completed in an average of 25% shorter time. The short construction traffic of the project was implemented in a short time was reduce the emissions arising from the construction process.
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When it comes to wooden construction, people have concerns about fire resistance. The woods in the construction of the building were used after passing the necessary controls and tests. End a result of the controls, wooden columns, and floors having passed the 3-hour fire resistance test.
The fact that wood is a nature-friendly building material with a low carbon footprint is a valid reason for it to be preferred. just as the use of steel in high-rise buildings in the past was revolutionary at the end of the 19th century, it may be possible to use and spread wood in high-rise buildings considering that the world is waking up to different innovations every day,
As DENDRO, we believe in the fact that wood should take more place in the construction sector and continue our service with the production of laminated parquets. You can visit www.dendro.com.tr/en to review the wood-focused developments and other articles we have compiled with useful information and to examine the laminate flooring types we have in a wide product range.
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