Determining the quantity and quality of wood recovered from building demolitions to enable effective allocation

Bahareh Nasiri; Satyaki Roy; Mark Hughes

doi:10.1007/s00107-024-02170-3

Determining the quantity and quality of wood recovered from building demolitions to enable effective allocation

Bahareh Nasiri^*
, Satyaki Roy
, Mark Hughes

^*Tämän työn vastaava kirjoittaja

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The goal of this study was to determine the quantity and quality of wood extracted from the structural parts of wooden buildings to facilitate the most appropriate allocation of the material. An additional aim was to provide a reliable and consistent characterisation procedure for recovered wood, according to its physical characteristics, such as dimensions, the presence of cracks etc. From a sample of recovered wood collected from the demolition of a wooden building in Espoo, Finland, it was found that around 30% of the total volume of material could be recovered for repurposing or remanufacturing into solid wood products, provided structural integrity can be ensured. The samples of recovered wood were relatively short compared to virgin timbers, averaging 88 cm. Further, it was determined that removing metal contaminants does not necessarily improve material recovery, because cracks, wane, warping, as well as machining the recovered wood to standard dimensions, impact material recovery the most.

Alkuperäiskieli	Englanti
Artikkeli	33
Sivumäärä	13
Julkaisu	European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
Vuosikerta	83
Numero	1
DOI - pysyväislinkit	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-024-02170-3
Tila	Julkaistu - 9 tammik. 2025
OKM-julkaisutyyppi	A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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This work was supported by the Forest Value ERA.net project “InfutUReWood”, financially supported by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment and others [grant number VN/4236/2018], the Kone Foundation for Technology Promotion [grant number 202104430], Tekniikan Edistämissäätiö, the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation [grant number 00210229] as well as by the Bioeconomy-in-the-North 2 project “DUET”, financially supported by the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry [project code 4400T-2014].

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SDG 9 – Teollisuus, innovaatiot ja infrastruktuuri
SDG 11 – Kestävät kaupungit ja yhteisöt
SDG 12 – Vastuullinen kulutus ja tuotanto

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DUET: Circular Design and Use of Wood Building Elements
Hughes, M. (Vastuullinen johtaja), Rafiee, M. (Projektin jäsen), Culina, K. (Projektin jäsen), Khan, M. (Projektin jäsen), Kantele, S. (Projektin jäsen), Malk, H. (Projektin jäsen), Kumlin, M. (Projektin jäsen), Paniagua, V. (Projektin jäsen), Nasiri, B. (Projektin jäsen), Yin, L. (Projektin jäsen), Moumakwa, N. (Projektin jäsen) & Korhonen, K. (Projektin jäsen)
01/05/2023 → 30/04/2026
Projekti: Other Domestic (20 FC)
InFutUReWood: Innovative Design For the Future Use and Reuse of Wood (Building) Components
Hughes, M. (Vastuullinen johtaja), Warfen, T. (Projektin jäsen), Alaei, M. (Projektin jäsen), Alam, A. (Projektin jäsen), Mosley, F. (Projektin jäsen) & Nasiri, B. (Projektin jäsen)
01/03/2019 → 31/05/2022
Projekti: Other external funding: Other government funding

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Determining the quantity and quality of wood recovered from building demolitions to enable effective allocation

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DUET: Circular Design and Use of Wood Building Elements

InFutUReWood: Innovative Design For the Future  Use and Reuse of Wood (Building) Components

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InFutUReWood: Innovative Design For the Future Use and Reuse of Wood (Building) Components