Next-Generation Wood Construction

随着新一代高性能工程木材产品的推出和对木材建筑监管限制的改变，木材在高大建筑中的使用引起了设计师、建筑商、业主和监管机构越来越大的兴趣。这种兴趣有可能转化为加拿大木材行业的巨大经济增长机会，该行业是加拿大经济的主要支柱之一。然而，木材行业内部和有关政府机构之间的共识是，除非有系统地努力解决一些技术和非技术挑战，否则不可能实现这种经济机会。确定的主要挑战包括下一代木结构建筑的设计方法和性能数据方面的差距，需要采用先进的建筑工程工具来实现木结构建筑的好处，木结构建筑对环境影响的量化不足，以及缺乏高素质的人员(HQP)来满足木材扩大使用的需求。拟议的研究计划是在与木材行业、政府机构和建筑行业进行广泛咨询的基础上制定的，旨在以整体和系统的方式应对上述挑战。该研究计划是多学科性质的，涵盖了广泛的主题，包括结构安全、适用性、消防安全、能源效率、木结构建筑的耐久性和可持续性，以及先进建筑技术的应用。研究活动将由50多名HQP实习生进行，他们将由一个由来自14所加拿大大学的31名教职员工和来自12个政府和行业合作伙伴的20名科学家和专业人员组成的专家团队监督。除了为加拿大带来的社会经济效益外，在建筑中增加使用木制品还将通过减少建筑部门的温室气体排放而带来环境效益。

With the introduction of a new generation of high-performance engineered wood products and changes in regulatory restrictions for wood construction, the use of wood in tall and large buildings has been attracting growing interest from designers, builders, owners, and regulators. This interest has the potential to translate to tremendous economic growth opportunities for the Canadian wood industry, one of the major pillars of the Canadian economy. However, there is a consensus within the wood industry and among the concerned government agencies that such economic opportunities cannot be realized unless systematic efforts are made to address a number of technical and non-technical challenges. Among the key challenges identified are gaps in design methodologies and performance data for the next generation of wood buildings, the need to adopt advanced construction engineering tools in order to attain the benefits of wood construction, inadequate quantification of environmental impacts of wood construction, and a lack of highly qualified personnel (HQP) to meet the needs of this expanded use of wood. The proposed research program has been developed based on extensive consultation with the wood industry, government agencies, and the construction sector, and is designed to address the aforementioned challenges in a holistic and systematic manner. The research program is multi-disciplinary in nature and encompasses a broad range of topics, including structural safety, serviceability, fire safety, energy efficiency, durability and sustainability of wood buildings, as well as the application of advanced construction technologies. The research activities will be conducted by over 50 HQP trainees who will be supervised by a team of experts consisting of 31 faculty members from 14 Canadian universities and another 20 scientists and professionals from 12 government and industry partners. In addition to the socio-economic benefits to Canada, the increased use of wood products in construction will also lead to environmental benefits through the reduction in GHG emissions from the construction sector.