2008, a, 10-17, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-8690-0_1

Wood — natural building material with potential

Abstract

Building with timber means planning, designing and building with a material supplied by nature, a material that is constantly being replenished. The impressiveness of a tree, with its long, overhanging branches, and the grandeur of its growth upwards over the years, is matched by the efficiency of the timber it gives us. The fascination of the forest and the respect its trees command, are transferred to the material wood.

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