Prefabricated Engineered Timber Schools in the United Kingdom: Challenges and Opportunities

Due to changing demographics, the UK faces a significant shortage of school places. The UK government aims to build large numbers of new schools to meet this demand. However, legally binding carbon emissions mitigation commitments might limit the ability of the government to adequately meet this dem...

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Autores principales:	Antiopi Koronaki, Aurimas Bukauskas, Aftab Jalia, Darshil U. Shah, Michael H. Ramage
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	engineered timber sustainability prefabrication school buildings modern methods of construction fabrication Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:da70cf2b5cf648dd9ff396aa800ecd0f2021-11-25T19:05:03ZPrefabricated Engineered Timber Schools in the United Kingdom: Challenges and Opportunities10.3390/su1322128642071-1050https://doaj.org/article/da70cf2b5cf648dd9ff396aa800ecd0f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12864https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Due to changing demographics, the UK faces a significant shortage of school places. The UK government aims to build large numbers of new schools to meet this demand. However, legally binding carbon emissions mitigation commitments might limit the ability of the government to adequately meet this demand on-time, on-budget, and within sustainability targets. This paper assesses the opportunity for prefabricated engineered timber construction methods to help meet the demand for new primary and secondary school buildings in the UK within these constraints. Building on a study of past government-led school building programmes and the state-of-the-art developments in engineered timber construction, this paper outlines the benefits that an engineered timber school building programme could have on a sustainability and procurement level. A strategy is then proposed for the wider adoption of engineered timber for the construction of school buildings in the UK, including detailed guidelines for designers and policymakers. The study concludes with recommendations for the adaptation of this strategy in different countries, depending on context-specific requirements, therefore promoting a generalised adoption of sustainable and efficient construction processes.Antiopi KoronakiAurimas BukauskasAftab JaliaDarshil U. ShahMichael H. RamageMDPI AGarticleengineered timbersustainabilityprefabricationschool buildingsmodern methods of constructionfabricationEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12864, p 12864 (2021)
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description	Due to changing demographics, the UK faces a significant shortage of school places. The UK government aims to build large numbers of new schools to meet this demand. However, legally binding carbon emissions mitigation commitments might limit the ability of the government to adequately meet this demand on-time, on-budget, and within sustainability targets. This paper assesses the opportunity for prefabricated engineered timber construction methods to help meet the demand for new primary and secondary school buildings in the UK within these constraints. Building on a study of past government-led school building programmes and the state-of-the-art developments in engineered timber construction, this paper outlines the benefits that an engineered timber school building programme could have on a sustainability and procurement level. A strategy is then proposed for the wider adoption of engineered timber for the construction of school buildings in the UK, including detailed guidelines for designers and policymakers. The study concludes with recommendations for the adaptation of this strategy in different countries, depending on context-specific requirements, therefore promoting a generalised adoption of sustainable and efficient construction processes.
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title	Prefabricated Engineered Timber Schools in the United Kingdom: Challenges and Opportunities
title_short	Prefabricated Engineered Timber Schools in the United Kingdom: Challenges and Opportunities
title_full	Prefabricated Engineered Timber Schools in the United Kingdom: Challenges and Opportunities
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Prefabricated Engineered Timber Schools in the United Kingdom: Challenges and Opportunities

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