Timber structures

摘要: Wood is a building material that can be used for different applications, ranging from its implementation as structural component to interior design. In particular, if we refer to the residential market in Italy, a non-negligible percentage of new buildings is currently being constructed using a timber structure.Modern timber construction systems allow the building of a structure in a very simple and competitive way, especially in relation to the time required for construction operations. Wooden buildings, traditionally associated with the idea of the mono-or multi-family single dwelling, can now be associated with the idea of a residential complex, with a notable area in plan and with a remarkable number of storeys. This is a new and more general use of wood as structural material, also thanks to modern assembly techniques and to the presence on the market of highly engineered components and elements (CLT panels, GLT glulam elements, LVL panels, other wood-based materials).