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Rethinking the making of our buildings : a timber construction research and development facility in the Pretoria CBD
Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/78611 Rethinking the making of our buildings : a timber construction research and development facility in the Pretoria CBD Bothma, Cobus christiangreyling85@gmail.com Barker, A.A.J. (Arthur Adrian Johnson) Greyling, Christian UCTD Timber construction Engineered wood Premanufacturing Assembly Skill Timber culture Material awareness Component manufacturing Digital manufacturing Craft Mass timber construction Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2020. Architects use materials to express an idea, give form and create shelter for whatever the reason might be. The architect’s arsenal comprises five main materials: steel, concrete, masonry, glass and timber. When and how these materials are used is dictated by personal preference, public opinion, legislation, environmental aspects and availability. The use of timber in the South African built environment has not taken centre stage, yielding to superior materials such as concrete and steel. Nevertheless, a mass timber building not only offers ecological and environmental advantages, but also immense skill-based advantages mainly because timber allows for component manufacturing and assembly (Green, 2019). Recent approval by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS, 2020) of engineered wood such as cross laminated timber (CLT) has sparked interest in developing a timber research facility completely built with wood in the Pretoria central business district (CBD). The high-tech construction of such a facility would utilise manufacturing methods like the integration of building information management (BIM) programs with computer numeral control (CNC) machines to enable unskilled workers to make a building instead of constructing the building. This dissertation aims to challenge local legislation around timber construction, empower unskilled workers to make complex/ large-scale buildings and change public opinion about timber construction, as well as to create a stronger timber culture in South Africa. mi2026 Architecture MArch (Prof) Unrestricted SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production 2021-02-15T09:17:36Z 2021-02-15T09:17:36Z 2021-04 2020 Mini Dissertation Greyling, C 2020, Rethinking the making of our buildings: A timber construction research and development facility in the Pretoria CBD, MArch (Prof) Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78611> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78611 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Timber construction Engineered wood Premanufacturing Assembly Skill Timber culture Material awareness Component manufacturing Digital manufacturing Craft Mass timber construction Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 Rethinking the making of our buildings : a timber construction research and development facility in the Pretoria CBD |
| title | Rethinking the making of our buildings : a timber construction research and development facility in the Pretoria CBD |
| title_full | Rethinking the making of our buildings : a timber construction research and development facility in the Pretoria CBD |
| title_fullStr | Rethinking the making of our buildings : a timber construction research and development facility in the Pretoria CBD |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rethinking the making of our buildings : a timber construction research and development facility in the Pretoria CBD |
| title_short | Rethinking the making of our buildings : a timber construction research and development facility in the Pretoria CBD |
| title_sort | rethinking the making of our buildings a timber construction research and development facility in the pretoria cbd |
| topic | UCTD Timber construction Engineered wood Premanufacturing Assembly Skill Timber culture Material awareness Component manufacturing Digital manufacturing Craft Mass timber construction Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 |
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