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Future Residential Construction An Exploration of Cross-Laminated Timber

Inabnit, Stephan
http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1251-5602
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1684777336366379

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2023, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Rising energy costs, inflation, and the ever-growing pressures of climate change have quickly forced people to reassess the construction methodology of residential construction. In addition, architectural reactions to the housing crisis vary widely, thus leaving many questions concerning economic and political stances towards residential construction methodology. This mixed reaction has caused a variety of responses, some of which have already been put into place, while others will not be implemented for the next decade. Many home builders have been forced to explore new building materials during the Covid 19 pandemic to overcome supply chain issues. These explorations range from simplified i-joist to higher-rated R-value materials to help create more efficient homes. This sparked discussions about why the housing industry has taken so long to adopt better construction methods. However, as economic inflation rises in a post-Covid world, these materials no longer help maintain somewhat affordable housing. Causing other builders, engineers, and architects to exploit newer construction methodologies. Many are already heavily used in other parts of the world yet have remained an anomaly in the United States housing market. In addition, they would require years of developing the necessary infrastructure to implement on a large scale. These newer methodologies range from various mass timber options to 3D printed homes and even modular homes. This thesis will focus on the exploration of a mass timber product called cross-laminated timber (CLT) construction and the possibility of it replacing stud frame construction in the next ten to twenty years. Using CLT as the primary building material to develop multiple prototype homes comparable in size to standard stud frame homes. Once developed, these CLT homes will be evaluated and compared to their stud frame counterparts to determine if this method could replace stud frame construction. Specific comparisons include total cost, construction time, carbon footprint, material management, and building envelope.
Elizabeth Riorden, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
Michael McInturf, M.Arch. (Committee Chair)
82 p.
Architecture
CLT; Mass Timber; Residential Construction; Stud Frame; Enviromental Impact; Energy Efficient

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  • Inabnit, S. (2023). Future Residential Construction An Exploration of Cross-Laminated Timber [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1684777336366379

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Inabnit, Stephan. Future Residential Construction An Exploration of Cross-Laminated Timber. 2023. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1684777336366379.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Inabnit, Stephan. "Future Residential Construction An Exploration of Cross-Laminated Timber." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1684777336366379

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