Research : Materials

WHITE OAK WOOD

I am going to use white oak wood for façade and the lean to around the back of the structure .White oak wood is a highly sustainable material for the construction as well , it is long- lasting (McCutcheon, 2023) . Wood in general can be reused and recycled and absorb the carbon around it (oaktimberstructures.co.uk, 2023) . In addition another reason for me to choose this material , white oak is one of the state symbols of Connecticut (CT.gov - Connecticut’s Official State Website, 2024) . It is affordable and easy to find at the state there is many stores whom sells white oak wood for construction at the state .

GLASS 

Façade is mostly going to be covered with windows so glass is the material I am going to use . Glass is another highly sustainable material because of it is reusable and %100 recyclable (FEVE, n.d. ). The main reason I am using many windows is getting maximum natural lighting from the sun . I addition with the double and triple -glazed windows with inert glass filing windows are improving the isolation coating (Williams, 2020). 

STEEL

I am going to use steel for the construction of the building , steel is an sustainable material however with the proper stell building because stell producing is cause of %8 Co emissions (Bhatnagar, 2021) . Stell is an reusable , durable , strong and can be perfectly recycled (www.nipponsteel.com, n.d.). 

FERROCK 

I will use Ferrock to hold the structure of the building together, ferrock is a material that is made from recycled materials such as waste steel dust (Izat Hamakareem, 2022). Using this will make the structure stable and resistant. I am going to recover this with oak wood from the inside and outside. 

At the next post I am going to mention sustainable systems I am planning to use . 

References : 

Bhatnagar, S. (2021). Five actions to improve the sustainability of steel. [online] www.ey.com. Available at: https://www.ey.com/en_gl/insights/energy-resources/five-actions-to-improve-the-sustainability-of-steel#:~:text=Steel%20is%20one%20of%20the%20world%27s%20most%20sustainable%20materials%20 [Accessed 22 May 2024].

CT.gov - Connecticut’s Official State Website. (2024). State Symbols. [online] Available at: https://portal.ct.gov/About/State-Symbols.

FEVE (n.d.). Is glass a sustainable material? [online] FEVE. Available at: https://feve.org/about-glass/sustainable-material/ [Accessed 22 May 2024].

Izat Hamakareem, M. (2022). What is Ferrock in Construction? [online] The Constructor. Available at: https://theconstructor.org/concrete/ferrock-characteristics-applications/565525/ [Accessed 4 Jun. 2024].

McCutcheon, B. (2023). Sustainable Woods for Construction: An Overview. [online] info.beck-fastening.com. Available at: https://info.beck-fastening.com/blog/sustainable-woods-for-construction [Accessed 22 May 2024].

oaktimberstructures.co.uk. (2023). Sustainability and Style: The Eco-Benefits of Oak Timber Structures - Oak Timber Structures. [online] Available at: https://oaktimberstructures.co.uk/news/Environmental-Benefits-Oak-Timber-Structures/#:~:text=Yes [Accessed 22 May 2024].

Unsplash (2018). Photo by Bernard Hermant on Unsplash. [online] unsplash.com. Available at: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-close-up-of-a-wooden-wall-with-a-light-shining-on-it-X-Bu9X6gok0.

Unsplash (2019). Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash. [online] unsplash.com. Available at: https://unsplash.com/photos/building-interior-M17yRw7s3bw [Accessed 22 May 2024].

Unsplash (2020). Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash. [online] unsplash.com. Available at: https://unsplash.com/photos/man-in-black-jacket-and-yellow-helmet-jYNvXKTUYvs [Accessed 22 May 2024].

Williams, F. (2020). Specifying glass sustainably. [online] The Architects’ Journal. Available at: https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/specifying-glass-sustainably [Accessed 22 May 2024].

www.nipponsteel.com. (n.d.). Advantages of Steel that Contribute to Sustainable Society | Sustainability | NIPPON STEEL. [online] Available at: https://www.nipponsteel.com/en/csr/steel/#:~:text=Steel%20is%20a%20sustainable%20material [Accessed 22 May 2024].