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Illustration 14: Construction of a steel framed
timber building in Osaka Japan.
Illustration 15: Construction of a timber framed
building in Osaka Japan, (exterior view).
Sustainable Building and Construction
in a relative light way, easy to modify, to
exchange or to deconstruct. For these
elements nearly all environmental
friendly building and insulation materials
such as bamboo, timber, clay, wool or
recycled products may be used if they are
appropriate to the specific climate
requirements.
Many of existing as well as new
constructed buildings are realised as
solid, column, beam or framework
constructions. Anyhow there are other
intelligent construction methods with
minimised material input, which may be
more adapted for many building and
construction projects. The most
appropriate and efficient building
structure should be evaluated in the very
early planning phase of a building
project.
Illustration 15a: Construction of a timber
frame building in Osaka Japan, (interior view).
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