Timber

Timber serves as framing, cladding, and roof elements in residential, cultural, and hospitality buildings, providing load-bearing capacity and spanning abilities in glued-laminated forms. It integrates with concrete for hybrid structures and glass for facades in the saved.archi corpus.

Timber sequesters carbon during growth but emissions vary by processing; sawn timber EPDs show lower footprints than glued products due to added resins and energy use. Transport from remote forests can offset benefits if local alternatives exist.