<p>The construction industries are relatively conservative type of business that takes a long</p><p>time to adjust for new methods and embrace new ideas. It dose not matter if the new</p><p>method seems to be an improved method as long as it is new and untried. Construction</p><p>companies are reluctant to change form a longtime working method to a relatively</p><p>unknown method.</p><p>The purpose with our report is to perform an evaluation of BeWi construction method.</p><p>Our goal are to present the generally opinion about BeWi from the contractors that has</p><p>been in contact/worked with the method. We also want to know from the contractor’s</p><p>point of view if BeWi and the method measure up to the standards that are presented by</p><p>BeWi and if they believe that improvements need to be done.</p><p>Our progress up to the final report has consisted of three parts</p><p>[1]Field studies</p><p>[2]Interviews</p><p>[3]Literary studies</p><p>We started out with field studies where we took notes and observed all the included</p><p>working phases on the construction site when using the BeWi method. Also during our</p><p>field studies we ourselves tried working with the method for a more close experience of</p><p>the work environment.</p><p>As conclusion we can say that BeWi construction method undeniable are an easy- going</p><p>and working method that improves the work environment for the construction workers</p><p>and also has the potential that can lead to better results.</p><p>The system is based on a new kind of method which can lead to complications during the</p><p>first times working with it, but the commissioning period relatively short. From an</p><p>economical point of view the material costs are higher than a regular wooden foundation</p><p>but we believe that you can compensate this in the long run with the low energy costs that</p><p>this system gives.</p>

The construction industries are relatively conservative type of business that takes a long time to adjust for new methods and embrace new ideas. It dose not matter if the new method seems to be an improved method as long as it is new and untried. Construction companies are reluctant to change form a longtime working method to a relatively unknown method. The purpose with our report is to perform an evaluation of BeWi construction method. Our goal are to present the generally opinion about BeWi from the contractors that has been in contact/worked with the method. We also want to know from the contractor’s point of view if BeWi and the method measure up to the standards that are presented by BeWi and if they believe that improvements need to be done. Our progress up to the final report has consisted of three parts [1]Field studies [2]Interviews [3]Literary studies We started out with field studies where we took notes and observed all the included working phases on the construction site when using the BeWi method. Also during our field studies we ourselves tried working with the method for a more close experience of the work environment. As conclusion we can say that BeWi construction method undeniable are an easy- going and working method that improves the work environment for the construction workers and also has the potential that can lead to better results. The system is based on a new kind of method which can lead to complications during the first times working with it, but the commissioning period relatively short. From an economical point of view the material costs are higher than a regular wooden foundation but we believe that you can compensate this in the long run with the low energy costs that this system gives.

<p>The goal with this examination thesis is to investigate the difference in carbon dioxide emissions between a building with a wooden versus concrete carcassing from a life cycle perspective. The huge amounts of carbon dioxide released into air from human activities must be reduced to prevent serious consequences. A way to limit this issue is through performing a comparative study where the result shows which of two products with the same function has the lowest emission of carbon dioxide, whereof the product with the lowest carbon dioxide pollution can be chosen.</p><p>To be able to perform a study like this an object has been chosen and studies about life cycle analyses have been done. The rental square meter, the thermal conductivity value, the energy requirements and the placement of the building has been set equal in both framework types. There were solely dissimilarities of the two buildings taken into account when this comparison study was performed.</p><p>The result of the study is that a building constructed with a wooden carcassing has the lowest amount of carbon dioxide emissions. The difference in carbon dioxide pollution is 22 ton which connotes a difference in 15 percent.</p> / <p>Detta examensarbete har som mål att undersöka hur stora skillnader i koldioxidutsläpp som uppstår om man har en trä- respektive betongstomme ur ett livscykelperspektiv. De stora mängder koldioxid som släpps ut till luften på grund av människans aktiviteter måste försöka begränsas då en förstärkt växthuseffekt kan leda till allvarliga konsekvenser. Ett sätt att göra detta på är att studera vilken av två produkter med samma funktion som har lägst koldioxidutsläpp. Därav kan produkten med lägst koldioxidutsläpp väljas.</p><p>För att kunna genomföra denna studie har ett objekt bestämts och en studie kring livscykelanalyser gjorts. Byggnaden som används har en fastställd uthyrbar yta, lika u-värde i ytterväggar, samma energibehov och samma placering i båda fallen. I denna jämförelsestudie utförs beräkningarna bara på olikheter mellan de två byggnaderna.</p><p>Resultatet av studien gav ett lägre koldioxidutsläpp för objektet med trästomme. Skillnaden mellan de två objekten är 22 ton i koldioxidutsläpp vilket innebär en skillnad på 15 procent.</p>

The goal with this examination thesis is to investigate the difference in carbon dioxide emissions between a building with a wooden versus concrete carcassing from a life cycle perspective. The huge amounts of carbon dioxide released into air from human activities must be reduced to prevent serious consequences. A way to limit this issue is through performing a comparative study where the result shows which of two products with the same function has the lowest emission of carbon dioxide, whereof the product with the lowest carbon dioxide pollution can be chosen. To be able to perform a study like this an object has been chosen and studies about life cycle analyses have been done. The rental square meter, the thermal conductivity value, the energy requirements and the placement of the building has been set equal in both framework types. There were solely dissimilarities of the two buildings taken into account when this comparison study was performed. The result of the study is that a building constructed with a wooden carcassing has the lowest amount of carbon dioxide emissions. The difference in carbon dioxide pollution is 22 ton which connotes a difference in 15 percent. / Detta examensarbete har som mål att undersöka hur stora skillnader i koldioxidutsläpp som uppstår om man har en trä- respektive betongstomme ur ett livscykelperspektiv. De stora mängder koldioxid som släpps ut till luften på grund av människans aktiviteter måste försöka begränsas då en förstärkt växthuseffekt kan leda till allvarliga konsekvenser. Ett sätt att göra detta på är att studera vilken av två produkter med samma funktion som har lägst koldioxidutsläpp. Därav kan produkten med lägst koldioxidutsläpp väljas. För att kunna genomföra denna studie har ett objekt bestämts och en studie kring livscykelanalyser gjorts. Byggnaden som används har en fastställd uthyrbar yta, lika u-värde i ytterväggar, samma energibehov och samma placering i båda fallen. I denna jämförelsestudie utförs beräkningarna bara på olikheter mellan de två byggnaderna. Resultatet av studien gav ett lägre koldioxidutsläpp för objektet med trästomme. Skillnaden mellan de två objekten är 22 ton i koldioxidutsläpp vilket innebär en skillnad på 15 procent.

Negativ miljöpåverkan i form av föroreningar och koldioxidutsläpp är enorm idag. Men också de stora kostnader som tillkommer när man ska försöka bygga miljösmart. Framtiden kräver av oss att börja utnyttja förnyelsebara råvaror för en hållbar utveckling. Trä anses vara ett miljövänligt material och bör användas som stommaterial i höga byggnader i större utsträckning än det görs idag.  De vanligaste stomsystem som förekommer i träbyggnader är pelar-balksystem, skivsystem av massivträ och regelsystem. Dessa tre stomsystem kan sedan kombineras i tre olika byggmetoder: platsbygge, prefabricerade planelement eller prefabricerade volymer. Det finns flera aspekter som påverkar valet av stomsystem och byggmetod, t.ex. undergrunden, planlösningen, våningsantal, stomstabilisering och funktionskrav som brand, fukt och akustik.   Målet med examensarbetet är att jämföra två olika trästomsystem och byggmetoder. Jämförelser kommer att genomföras ur ett tekniskt perspektiv för att kunna fastställa vilket system/metod som är att föredra samt vilka för- och nackdelar dessa har. Rapporten delas in i tre delar. Den första delen utgör en jämförelse mellan trä och betong som stommaterial där aspekterna miljö, fukt, brand och akustik behandlas. Nästa del behandlar trähustekniken. Avsnittet ger en generell beskrivning om trä som stommaterial, där följande punkter avhandlas: Stomsystem Stomstabiliserande system för träbyggnader Förankringssystem Byggmetoder Funktionskrav för brand, fukt och akustik. Den sista delen i rapporten utgör grunden till examensarbetet. Två referensobjekt studeras, Ulls Hus respektive Brf Hjortronstället. Ulls Hus är byggd med prefabricerade planelement och har ett kombinerat stomsystem, pelare - balk och skivsystem. Brf Hjortronstället är byggd med Lindbäcks volymbyggnadssystem och har en träregelstomme. / The negative impact in forms of pollution and carbon dioxide emission is enormous today. So are the large costs which are added when you try to build environmentally smart. The future demands of us to begin to utilize renewable raw materials for a sustainable development. Wood is considered to be an environmentally good material which ought to be used to a larger degree than being done today. The most common framework systems that occur in wooden buildings are column-beam system, panel system of solid wood and timber frame system. These three frame systems can then be combined in three different construction methods: site construction, prefabricated surface units or prefabricated volumes. There are several aspects that influence the choice of framing system and construction method, such as: substructure, floor layout, floor number, structural stability and functional requirements such as fire, humidity and acoustics. The aim of our dissertation is to compare two wood frame systems: column-beam system and timber frame system. And also building methods with industrial wood building. Comparisons are made from a technical perspective in order to ascertain what frame system is to be preferred and which advantages and disadvantages these systems have. Our report is made up of three parts. The first part is a comparison between wood and concrete as framework material where we treat the areas of environment, moisture, fire and acoustics. The next part treats the technique of wood house. This part gives a general description of wood as framework material where the following aspects are treated: Frame systems Frame stabilizing systems for wood buildings Anchoring systems Construction methods Functional demands for fire, moisture and acoustics   The last part of the report is the basics for the dissertation. Two reference objects are studied, ”Ulls Hus” and ”Brf (housing cooperative) Hjortronstället”. Ulls Hus is built with prefabricated surface units with combined framework system, column-beam and board system. Brf Hjortronstället is built with the volume building system from Lindbäcks with a timber frame system.

Storstadsregionernas växande befolkning, viljan att förtäta förorterna, samt miljonprogrammets stora utbud av standardiserade flerbostadshus i ytterstaden leder oss fram till examensarbetets innehåll: en studie om våningspåbyggnad på miljonprogrammets flerbostadshus. Syftet med examensarbetet är utreda miljonprogrammets potential för en vertikal förtätning. Vertikal förtätning innebär att redan befintlig bebyggelse kompletteras med ytterligare våningsplan. Syftet är även att underlätta för kommande påbyggnadsprojekt genom att lyfta fram svårigheter som ett påbyggnadsprojekt kan medföra, samt beskriva hur en våningspåbyggnad kan utföras. För att nå rapportens syfte ska följande frågeställningar besvaras: 1. Varför ska vi bygga ovanpå miljonprogrammets flerbostadshus? 2. Hur utformas en våningspåbyggnad lämpligast med avseende på stommaterial, byggmetod och installationer? 3. Vad bör särskilt beaktas vid en våningspåbyggnad? Examensarbetet kommer att studera miljonprogrammets potential för en vertikal förtätning i främst Stockholms stads förorter. Flerbostadshusens byggtekniska förutsättningar lyfts fram. Utöver det studeras lämpliga byggmetoder, stommaterial och installationslösningar för en påbyggnad. Examensarbetet avslutas med att belysa vad som särskilt bör beaktas i ett påbyggnadsprojekt. Resultatet av examensarbetet visar att miljonprogrammets flerbostadshus har god potential för en vertikal förtätning. Våningspåbyggnaden utformas lämpligast med planelement av betong om den befintliga konstruktionen tål en tung påbyggnad utan förstärkning. I annat fall konstrueras påbyggnadens stomme lämpligast av planelement av trä för miljonprogrammets flerbostadshus. För att fritt kunna utforma våningspåbyggnadens planlösning bör en balkgrund eller ett installationsgolv installeras. Där kan de nya installationerna till påbyggnaden dras. För att undvika störningar under projektets gång är områdets förutsättningar minst lika viktiga att beakta som den befintliga konstruktionens byggtekniska förutsättningar. Hyresgästernas åsikter och skyddsrumsreglerna ska även beaktas tidigt i ett våningspåbyggnadsprojekt. / The growing population in most Swedish conurbations, the desire to densify housing in the suburbs, as well as the suitability of the so called ”the Million Programme” wide range of standardized apartment buildings in the suburbs, led us to the thesis content: a study on storey extension for “the Million Programme” apartment buildings. The aim of the thesis is to facilitate the concept development phase for future storey extension projects and overall, to investigate ”the Million Programme” buildings’ potential for vertical densification. . Vertical densification means supplying additional floors on already existing buildings. To address the purpose of the report, the following questions will be answered: 1. What are the incentives for building on top of ”the Million Programme” apartment buildings? 2. How should a storey extension be designed conveniently concerning construction methods, selection of structural bearing materials and HVAC? 3. What should be considered especially during a storey extension project? The thesis will investigate potential of the buildings of ”the Million Programme” for a vertical densification, mainly in Stockholm’s suburbs. The residential buildings’ technical conditions will be highlighted. In addition, the study will also consider suitable construction methods and structural bearing materials, as well as HVAC solutions for storey extension. The thesis is rounded off by highlighting what should be considered especially during the storey extension project work to avoid or minimize disturbances during the project. The result of the thesis proves that the ”million programme” apartment buildings have good potential for a storey extension. If the existing building allows a massive storey extension without revetments, the storey extension should be made of plan elements of concrete. Otherwise the most appropriate alternative is proven to be plan elements of wood on the “million programme” apartment buildings. To freely be able to design the plan arrangements in the storey extension, an appropriate alternative is to build a beam floor or an installation floor that creates a space between the existing floor and the new floor. This space can be used for the new installations for the storey extension. Our result also proves that the area qualifications are at least as important to observe as the technical qualifications of the existing buildings. Also the opinions of the tenants in the area and shelter regulations are important things to investigate early in the project.

Increasing awareness of sustainable building materials has led to interest in enhancing the structural performance of engineered wood products. Wood is a sustainable, renewable material, and the increasing use of wood in construction contributes to its sustainability. Multi-layer wooden panels are one type of engineered wood product used in construction. There are various techniques to assemble multi-layer wooden panels into prefabricated, load-bearing construction elements. Assembly techniques considered in the earliest stages of this research work were laminating, nailing, stapling, screwing, stress laminating, doweling, dovetailing, and wood welding. Cross-laminated timber (CLT) was found to offer some advantages over these other techniques. It is cost-effective, not patented, offers freedom of choice regarding the visibility of surfaces, provides the possibility of using different timber quality in the same panel at different points of its thickness, and is the most well-established assembly technique currently used in the industrial market. Building upon that foundational work, the operational capabilities of CLT were further evaluated by creating panels with different layer orientations. The mechanical properties of CLT panels constructed with layers angled in an alternative configuration produced on a modified industrial CLT production line were evaluated. Timber lamellae were adhesively bonded in a single-step press procedure to form CLT panels. Transverse layers were laid at a 45° angle instead of the conventional 90° angle with respect to the longitudinal layers’ 0° angle. Tests were carried out on 40 five-layered CLT panels, each with either a ±45° or a 90° configuration. Half of these panels were evaluated under bending: out-of-plane loading was applied in the principal orientation of the panels via four-point bending. The other twenty were evaluated under compression: an in-plane uniaxial compressive loading was applied in the principal orientation of the panels. Quasi-static loading conditions were used for both in- and out-of-plane testing to determine the extent to which the load-bearing capacity of such panels could be enhanced under the current load case. Modified CLT showed higher stiffness, strength, and fifth-percentile characteristics, values that indicate the load-bearing capacity of these panels as a construction material. Failure modes under in- and out-of-plane loading for each panel type were also assessed. Data from out-of-plane loading were further analysed. A non-contact full-field measurement and analysis technique based on digital image correlation (DIC) was utilised for analysis at global and local scales. DIC evaluation of 100 CLT layers showed that a considerable part of the stiffness of conventional CLT is reduced by the shear resistance of its transverse layers. The presence of heterogeneous features, such as knots, has the desirable effect of reducing the propagation of shear fraction along the layers. These results call into question the current grading criteria in the CLT standard. It is suggested that the lower timber grading limit be adjusted for increased value-yield. The overall experimental results suggest the use of CLT panels with a ±45°-layered configuration for construction. They also motivate the use of alternatively angled layered panels for more construction design freedom, especially in areas that demand shear resistance. In addition, the design possibility that such 45°-configured CLT can carry a given load while using less material than conventional CLT suggests the potential to use such panels in a wider range of structural applications. The results of test production revealed that 45°-configured CLT can be industrially produced without using more material than is required for construction of conventional 90°-configured panels. Based on these results, CLT should be further explored as a suitable product for use in more wooden-panel construction. / <p>External cooperation: Martinson Group AB and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE)</p>

Ökad användning av byggtekniken massivträ kan ge ett positivt bidrag till hållbart byggande. Utvecklingen inom datornavigerad bearbetning ger massivträ möjligheten att rationalisera byggproduktionen inom trä. Tekniken ligger rätt i tiden och kommer att värderas allt högre då den tillvaratar materialets karaktäristiska egenskaper. Utvecklingen av massivträ har resulterat i teknikvarianter av hur virke kan sammanfogas till solida element. Ett behov har funnits av en marknadsjämförelse mellan befintliga principer där studien förtydligar grundläggande skillnader för intresserade byggaktörer. Problemfrågan för denna studie har varit: vilka principer för sammanfogning av trä till plattelement inom massivträ är mest fördelaktiga? Detta sett utifrån faktorerna produktionskostnad, hållfasthet och ekologiska övervägningar. För att förtydliga den undersökta byggmetodens nytta i ett vidare perspektiv har det presenterats en allmän beskrivning av massivträ. Studien är jämförande och grundar sig på en litteraturstudie samt företagskontakter med 27 företag i 6 länder. Följande tekniker för tillverkning av plattelement i massivträ har behandlats i rapporten:  Limning  Spikning  Klamring  Skruvning  Tvärspänning  Dymling: vertikal-, horisontal- och diagonalgående samt med skruvar i trä  Laskning  Träsvetsning Studien visar att teknikerna inom massivträ skiljer sig åt. Högst bedömning får korslimmat trä (CLT) när det gäller kostnad och hållfasthet. Med hänsyn till ekologin värderas laskat trä högst. Vid en sammanvägning av hållfasthet och ekologi är den skruvformade trädymlingen fördelaktigast. Dessa alternativ ger valfrihet i synlig yta samt ett effektivt resursutnyttjande av lågvärdigare virkeskvalitéer och lämpar sig inom bostadsbyggnation. CLT är mest kostnadseffektivt, inte patentskyddat samt det mest etablerade alternativet på marknaden dock är utvecklingen av ett sunt lim fortfarande under arbete. I pågående forskning finns ett annat alternativ där tekniken träsvetsning visat ge en starkare fog än lim. Ur ekologisk synpunkt är plattelement genomgående i trä är att föredra, då det ger en sund konstruktion i full skala, eftersom inga kemikalier eller lagerresurser används. Forskning har visat att massivträ har en positiv och hälsofrämjande effekt på de boende i motsats till effekterna av icke naturliga material. / The increasing use of solid wood construction methods can have a positive impact on the sustainability of constructions. The development of computer-controlled processing techniques enables the solid wood timber industry to rationalize the construction of buildings. The solid wood techniques come at time and will be higher valued in the future due to the natural characteristics of this material. The improvement of solid wood methods has resulted in various techniques to join wood into solid prefabricated parts. There is a need for a comparative market study of the different principles of solid wood construction to widen the knowledge and to explain interested builders the viability of these techniques. The key question for this study is: Which techniques of combining solid wood elements to whole boards are the most favorable ones concerning wood construction buildings – leaving apart questions of production costs, durability and ecological considerations? To point out the utility of these construction techniques and give them a broader understanding a general study of solid wood construction has been presented. The comparative study is based as well on studies of literature as on reviews of 27 companies in 6 countries. The following techniques for the production of boards made of solid timber elements are considered in this report:  Laminating  Nailing  Stapling  Screwing  Stress laminating  Doweling: vertically, horizontally, diagonally and with wooden screws  Dovetailing techniques  Wood welding techniques The study shows that the techniques of solid wood construction are very different in itself. CLT of cross-laminated timber scores highest in terms of cost and durability, but if one considers ecological factors, dovetailing is best. Taking into account both durability and ecological considerations, doweling is best. These alternatives give some freedom of choice regarding the visibility of surfaces and the efficient use of lower qualities of timber and they are therefore suitable for residential construction buildings. CLT is the most cost-effective, not patented and well established option in the market; the development of more health-friendly adhesives is still going on. Current researches demonstrate an alternative: Wood welding joins the parts better together than gluing them. Considered from the ecological viewpoint, boards made exclusively of wood, are preferable since no chemicals or not renewable resources are used. Recent researches show, that solid wood constructions have positive effects on the health of the residents of these buildings in comparison of buildings using non-natural materials. / <p>ORCID-id: 0000-0001-7091-6696</p>