@article {Chilton:2015:2518-6582:1,
title = "Solid timber in carbon neutral construction in the UK",
journal = "Proceedings of IASS Annual Symposia",
parent_itemid = "infobike://iass/piass",
publishercode ="iass",
year = "2015",
volume = "2015",
number = "25",
publication date ="2015-08-20T00:00:00",
pages = "1-8",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "2518-6582",
eissn = "2518-6582",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iass/piass/2015/00002015/00000025/art00001",
keyword = "Solid timber, fire protection, glulam timber, carbon neutral construction, off-site prefabrication, cross laminated timber",
author = "Chilton, John",
abstract = "Although solid timber building materials/components (e.g. glulam beams, cross-laminated timber) are mainly imported in the United Kingdom, their use in construction has expanded dramatically over recent years in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and to aspire towards carbon neutral
construction. This paper features a case study of the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Sustainable Chemistry Building, for the University of Nottingham which was designed to attain a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) rating of Outstanding and LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum rating. The low embodied carbon/energy of the glulam beams and columns, the cross-laminated timber walls, and wood fibre thermal insulation was seen as a major contributor to the buildings aspiration to achieve carbon
neutral status after 25 years. It is concluded that solid timber construction has an important role to play in future low-zero carbon construction in the UK, but that issues such as fire protection during construction may need further consideration.",
}