Transition strategies: Accelerating social acceptance and removing the barriers to prefabricated multi-storey timber urban infill developments in Australia using CLT construction systems
This report reviewed and formulated strategies for increasing the uptake of and social acceptance of living in multi-storey cross-laminated timber(CLT)-constructed buildings in infill developments.
Factors affecting the construction of engineered wood product buildings include: lack of data on the cost of design, construction, operations and maintenance of prefabricated engineered wood buildings; building code standards addressing acoustics, durability and fire, quality control, planning rules and urban design guidelines for prefabricated engineered wood buildings; and Australian industry capacity to supply prefabricated engineered timber.
The report recommends a combination of structural and information strategies. For consumers, information strategies reinforcing the environmental strengths of CLT should be developed and in-depth research on behaviour conducted to facilitate and accelerate the move towards more inner-city housing that is fully embraced by residents in Australia.
Key players in government and industry need to lead the way for innovative construction in CLT high-rise buildings and to satisfy building code requirements.
Reference Number:
PNE293-1213
