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 Wys³any: Nie Lut 25, 2024 07:32 Temat postu: Why is it built in wood in North America? |
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One of the questions we receive the most at Canexel , due to the construction system we use, is the one that refers to the preference of the United States and Canada towards wood construction compared to the traditional concrete most used on this side of the Atlantic. It is not true, however, that using wood is a “non-traditional” system in Spain, and as an obvious example are the floors of the most traditional buildings in the old towns of our cities. However, it is true that in the American and Canadian tradition this system is found as the axis of construction. Ignoring the main advantages of speed and isolation that we have detailed on so many occasions in this blog , below we are going to talk about some of the characteristics that have forged this tradition. Accessibility The main reason why wood is used for construction is simply availability . The use of this material for construction by the first settlers in the New Continent from the beginning was largely due to the abundance and lush forests of, especially, the northern United States and Canada. Not only tradition explains why this way of approaching architecture and its export to the world has been maintained over time.
Its practical application and its sustainability, which we will develop below, are the real keys. More than 4 centuries have seen the flow of coniferous wood across the Atlantic to the point that the United States is, today, recognized as the greatest power in terms of export of constructive wood and that there are many countries (such as Canada itself or even Austria and Germany) that have followed the same path through the Lithuania WhatsApp Number List production of high-quality and sustainable construction wood. The conifers Cedar, pine, spruce or larch are some of the conifers most used in construction. The fact that this type of tree is the most used and not another is due above all to its great flexibility and its great capacity to resist large loads , thanks above all to its great strength-to-weight ratio that is derived from a simple cellular structure. long fibers. These properties make it ideal for supporting large (or small) structures and with enough versatility at the design level to leave large spaces between the structural pillars. In addition, conifers are ideal for the conservation and fire resistance treatments that are necessary when transforming simple wood into construction material.
The drying processes to which they must be subjected to reduce humidity to less than 20% are assumed by the wood itself naturally. They are also long-lived and durable species, as well as resistant, not only once used in the structure of a home, but also when moving them from one country to another or even from one continent to another. A process in which the wood maintains all its properties . Virtually unlimited resource The fact of using wood also implies having a practically endless source of material . Countries that produce and export high-quality wood have seen their forest masses multiply over recent decades . This is because these large producers (United States, Canada, Germany, Austria, etc.) obtain their raw materials from controlled logging forests , and so certify it. This implies that a larger area than has been cut down each year must be replanted. Thus, in the United States for example, more than 4.4 million trees are planted every day . Something that is understandable when it is the largest producer in the world, with more than 80 million cubic meters of sawn wood each year. Low carbon emission The extraction of wood and its conversion into construction material releases much less CO2 than the production of any other construction material.
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