{"id":50554,"date":"2018-02-26T07:32:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T06:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=50554"},"modified":"2018-02-22T13:50:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-22T12:50:45","slug":"can-build-timber-skyscraper-taller-than-150-metres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/can-build-timber-skyscraper-taller-than-150-metres\/","title":{"rendered":"Can build timber skyscraper taller than 150 metres"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rune Abrahamsen says that a number of players are vying for the world record for the world\u2019s tallest timber building. (Photo: Bj\u00f8rk Ellingsb\u00f8\/Anti)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWith a wider building, it will be possible to build a timber building taller than 100 metres. 150 metres should also be possible. Possibly even taller.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

These are the words of Director Rune Abrahamsen of Moelven Limtre AS. The man behind \u201cMj\u00f8st\u00e5rnet,\u201d among other things, which when completed in March 2019 will be the world\u2019s tallest timber building. The building that many people in the international construction industry consider to be world-class engineering.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

>\u200a> See film no. 2 about world-class engineering<\/a><\/p>\n

>\u200a> See film no. 1 about the man behind Mj\u00f8st\u00e5rnet<\/a><\/p>\n

Finds support<\/h3>\n

He\u2019s supported by Director Sverre Tiltnes at government-appointed Bygg21<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe project is an important contribution to make the international building industry more environmentally friendly. When one proves and documents that one can build a taller timber building that what one previously thought was possible, there\u2019s no doubt that this is world-class engineering,\u201d Tiltnes says.<\/p>\n

>\u200a> See more about building a world record<\/a><\/p>\n

Leading community<\/h3>\n

In addition he believes that for several decades the industry has seen that Moelven has a world leading production environment for wood materials.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t believe that Mj\u00f8st\u00e5rnet could have materialized without Moelven\u2019s experience from the Olympic halls, the airport at Gardermoen and the company\u2019s many groundbreaking bridge projects.<\/p>\n

Tiltnes heads Bygg21, which is the government\u2019s instrument to promote an efficient and sustainable industry in Norway. Bygg21 is a partnership between the government and the entire Norwegian construction and real estate industry. Tiltnes previously headed the introduction of the international classification system BREEAM in Norway.<\/p>\n

>\u200a> More about Sverre Tiltnes\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

>\u200a> Q&A about Mj\u00f8st\u00e5rnet<\/a><\/h3>\n

Terminating myths<\/p>\n

Tiltnes says that Mj\u00f8st\u00e5rnet contributes to terminate earlier myths that wood is not suited for tall buildings.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, many industry players have previously had an unfounded fear that wood has poor load-bearing properties and high risks in the event of fire. Mj\u00f8st\u00e5rnet is contributing to more people realizing that wood is very safe with regard to fire and has a load bearing capacity that allows for significant heights. Together with we recently launched a digital guide for the use of industrial wood structures. I believe the upcoming world record of 81 metres is just the start of a megatrend,\u201d Tiltnes says.<\/p>\n

Numerous players<\/h3>\n

Rune Abrahamsen says that a number of players are vying for the world record for the world\u2019s tallest timber building, and a need for a proper definition of a high rise timber building has arisen. A while back he was in Australia to take part in an international workshop on tall buildings.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn commission from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Englishman Dr. Robert Foster, on behalf of the workshop participants, has put forward a proposal that buildings with braced concrete cores be defined as wood-concrete hybrid buildings.<\/p>\n

New rules<\/h3>\n

He has reason to believe that this proposal will be adopted in the first half of 2018. If the rules come into force, HoHo Tower in Vienna and Brock Commons in Vancouver will be defined as wood-concrete hybrid buildings rather than timber high-rises.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth of these projects are nevertheless outstanding examples of how one can achieve major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by combining materials,\u201d Abrahamsen says.<\/p>\n

To the editors: Moelven is making six films about Mj\u00f8st\u00e5rnet. This second film presents glulam expert Rune Abrahamsen. The next four films on different topics will be released on a regular basis in 2018. If you would like to create material and stories about Mj\u00f8st\u00e5rnet, we are pleased to provide interviews, quality photos, film and photo sessions and viewings of the building at the building site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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