sustainable materials for resistant materials
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Sustainable Materials for Resistant Materials. Lesson objective – to understand how to think of materials in terms of sustainability. It will not only be just as effective, more individual and visually interesting, it will also be cheaper! Use jointed timbers, whenever possible - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Sustainable Materials for Resistant Materials Lesson objective – to understand how to think of materials in terms of sustainability
Timber - Some Suggestions for a New Approach
to Timber Use: Think about whether you really need to use
new timber - Would a secondhand material suffice?
Use the lowest grade and smallest-sized pieces of timber appropriate for the job
- The common practice of ordering full lengths and then cutting them up into small pieces makes no environmental sense at all.
Do not throw out offcuts - Put them aside and use them on the next job.
Use standard and utility appearance-grade timber, rather than select-grade
- Particularly if the surface is going to be painted or otherwise hidden.
Do not ask for blemish-free timber (clear-grade) and do not insist on stringent colour-matching specifications
- This leads to increased wastage and downgrading of timber to lower-value applications.
Consider using furniture made from knotty, or 'feature-grade' timber
It will not only be just as effective, more individual and visually interesting, it will also be cheaper!
Use jointed timbers, whenever possible
- Timber can be joined on its ends by finger-joints and metal nail-plates, or on its width, by glue-laminating.
Be aware that composite beams are more often than not stronger than timber
- They also use less timber in acquiring their strength than clear grade timber beams.
Buy timber from (smaller) sawmillers who can demonstrate a commitment to optimising wood-recovery during milling
- ie, by radial sawing, band-sawing, laser sawing, portable milling, etc.
Ways to Make Your Home or Workplace More Energy-efficient
Construct an entry 'airlock'. Close off the staircase from downstairs rooms to avoid upward
heat loss. Create doorways between living/working areas, and
sleeping/washing areas, etc - so only the living space is heated. Use a fuel-efficient wood burner (make sure the chimney/flue is
sealed off from the room). Place a maximum number of windows on the north side of the
building - minimise glassed areas on other sides. Use double glazing, low-E glass, or drapes - with pelmet
designed to prevent convection movement adjacent to windows. Create passive heat storage - place thermal mass elements in
sunny spaces (eg, masonry or water). Use roof/wall/floor insulation.
www.design-technology.info/resistantmaterials/ This site has many helpful data sheets to help
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