New modular construction system based on panels fixed to each other and pieces of heavy wooden framework.

New modular construction system based on panels fixed to each other and pieces of heavy wooden framework.

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The project aims to develop new models of prefabricated ultra-lightweight panels consisting of a combination of solid wood products, wood-based products and the use of thermal and acoustic insulation. The application of a tongue and groove system to assemble panels to each other and solid pieces of traditional heavy wooden framework, emulating a semi-heavy framework, will allow the development of a new innovative construction system aimed at modular construction, quick assembly and with enormous versatility and adaptation to different designs and types of construction.

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The structural characterisation of the panels will be carried out by means of mechanical laboratory tests, as well as thermal, acoustic and watertightness characterisation by analytical means.

Type of wood
Stemwood
Origin of wood
Forest
Mobilization Potential
5-10 m3 / building
Kind of wood concerned
Sawn timber, glued laminated timber, wood-cement boards, particle boards, OSB
Sustainability Potential
Very positive
Impact on environment & biodiversity

Positive

Ease of implementation
Difficult
Economic impact
Possibility of modular construction
Job effect
Positive: increased efficiency of materials
Income effect
Positive: decreased building time
Specific knowledge needed
None
Key prerequisites

Building quality lightly decreased

Domain
Wood construction industry
Digital solution
No
Innovation
Yes
Country of origin
Spain
Scale of application
National
Start and end year
2018 - 2020
Contact data
Owner or author
References and Resources
Project under which this factsheet has been created
Rosewood