Sentences with phrase «prefabricated wood»

Also referred to as prefabricated wood, this genre has become popular because the top layer or veneer is glued to wood beneath to reduce expansion and contraction that happens with solid boards due to climatic effects, says Sy, whose firm sells both types.

The structure is made up of prefabricated wood modules and aims to create a cozy atmosphere without disrupting the environment, and appears to be the prototype of a proposed new building system made from sustainable materials.

Not exact matches

Minimalist artist preferred industrial materials, prefabricated and / or mass - produced, concrete, wood and stone are also returning materials.

Private view Alighiero Boetti «i Colori» I love @ Luxembourg & Dayan at 6 - 8 pm http://artmaplondon.com/artmap/events/private-view-alighiero-boetti-i-colori/ Luxembourg & Dayan, 2 Savile Row, London, W1S 3PA In 1967 Alighiero Boetti embarked up on a series of monochromes featuring superimposed prefabricated cork letters centered upon uniformly square wood and metal panels coloured by a single industrial pigment.

In 1965 he shifted from stacked wood pieces to commercially prefabricated materials — blocks and bricks — with the intent of demystifying the role of the artist's hand.

The walls appear to be made from prefabricated laminated wood, perhaps the Holz solid walls made from sustainably harvested wood.

The factory itself is a bit of a wooden wonder; it is built out of prefabricated components and after the foundations were finished, the wood section was assembled in just five days.

Numerous case studies will be presented to demonstrate how innovative building enclosures have been integrated into various projects ranging from mid-rise wood frame buildings and prefabricated Passive House buildings, to towering wood, concrete and steel structures.

Also bear in mind that the majority of the wood - framed, high - performance (green based on actual performance metrics as opposed to a checklist) buildings certified as passive house (more than 30,000 buildings in total) were prefabricated.

Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)-- prefabricated panels of wood whose strength, dimensional stability, rigidity, and large spans make it a replacement for structural steel or concrete — is currently far from a go - to building material in the U.S.. However, in what is likely an indicator of explosive growth, new product offerings for North America are arising almost as quickly as new projects are constructed with the material.

Sohm Holzbautechnik, the general contractor that prefabricated the Austria House, not only met the standard, but did so by layering wood in ways that few British Columbians have imagined.

It is a prefabricated bothy that features modern lines, a tiny kitchen and wood stove and large windows with views of the ocean.

Prefabrication: the «kit of parts» hut system is designed as an engineered wood post-and-beam skeleton that is then infilled with prefabricated panels.

Built as a minimalist example of passive solar design, the cabin consists of prefabricated parts of locally sourced, red pine wood that have been cut - to - measure offsite and were then assembled on - site.

These prefabricated homes were deemed to be three times stronger than a conventional, wood frame house.