Wood walls and wood ceilings used in building construction offer significant environmental benefits. There are many reasons to use wood walls and wood ceilings when building a home or any other type of building —aesthetic, acoustic, economic, technical— but today we want to discuss the environmental benefits provided by the use of wood walls and wood ceilings. The first thing to remember is that wood is natural insulation because its has a porous inner structure creating areas which store heat, making them suitable for cladding. With thinner panels, wood walls and wood ceilings offer low levels of energy consumption. For example, to match the insulating capacity of a cylinder of a 10 cm thick cylinder of solid wood with a thermal conductivity of approx. 0.13 W/m*K, we would need up to 160 cm of another material with a thermal conductivity of approx. 2 W/m*K. On the other hand we have to consider that wood is the most ecological raw material available. It is a natural product that does not necessarily require an industrial process in any of its stages of development and processing (planting, growing, maintaining and logging). In addition, wood needs less power to process it than any other material such as steel, aluminium, plastics, cement, etc. Another advantage to take into account is that wood walls and wood ceilings are easily recyclable and can be turned into boards, paper pulp, sawdust, biomass or other usable by-products. Even if we did not want or could not recycle it, we should remember that the wood in wood walls and wood ceilings is biodegradable and does not pollute the soil, water or atmosphere. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Wood ceilings, or wood ceilings with wood panelling for brick and concrete buildings. - Wood ceilings and the use of the false ceilings for acoustic conditioning in rooms. - Wood ceilings: over 30 different models of sound-absorbent wood panels. - Wood ceilings, and sound-absorbent wood panelling, to keep a room´s reverberation under control.
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Wood slats provide a special aspect in architectural designs and Peter Zumthor knew it. As we already mentioned in one of our posts in July titled “Interiors and wood ceilings in the works of Peter Zumthor”, the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor was a cabinet maker prior to studying architecture in Switzerland and New York. The use of wood was very important in his work and, in some cases, this took the form of wood slats. Wood slats allow for combinations of light and shadow and play with air and currents, providing a feeling of lightness in walls. Wood slats provide value and they can turn any project into something special. These are three works by Peter Zumthor where wood slats are the leading component: . - The Swiss Pavilion at Expo 2000 where Zumthor stacked planks and wood slats as if it were the warehouse of a carpentry or joinery. He used 45,000 pieces - untreated, natural planks and wood slatsassembled without glue or adhesive materials. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. - The Roman Archaeological Excavations Pavilion in Chur, the capital of the Swiss Canton of Graubünden. It was built in 1985-1986 to protect the Roman remains of Chur. It has no windows, but light and air enter the structure through the wood slats used to build the façades. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. - Zumthor Studio in Haldenstein, Canton of Graubünden, built as an extension of the architect”s residence. Again, wood slats in ash colours,... Zumthor in his purest form. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Wood and architecture in Paris: wood panels, inner linings, wood slats, and more - 10 examples of the use of wood panels and wood slats on the walls of schools and culture centres in France - The use of wood slats in inner linings and wood ceilings - The use of wood slats in 8 buildings in the United Kingdom
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We participate in large wood projects in which we are asked to do technical carpentry work. In this blog we have spoken about wood panels, inner linings, acoustic ceilings, technical doors, phenolic lockers and phenolic booths and many other products, but we also like to talk about the work we have done. Here we have always wanted to highlight those wood projects in which we have participated and those technical carpentry projects about which we feel particularly proud because of their proximity, complexity or excellent result. And we will continue to do so in the future, but now we would like to look back upon and highlight these special articles, and those special wood projects and technical carpentry jobs: . 1. Wood projects: The acoustic conditioning of the Qatar Development Bank – QDB 2. Wood slats and technical carpentry woodwork at the University College of Bergen 3. Wood projects: The special wood panelling of the University Square Stratford 4. Bodegas Portia technical carpentry 5. Technical carpentry and large wood projects: the case of the Dinastía Vivanco Museum of the Culture of Wine 6. Wood projects: the technical carpentry work in Bar Cu4tro 7. Wood projects: Wood panelling and acoustic conditioning in the Logroño Auditorium 8. The role of a technical carpentry in the decoration of restaurants: the Wine Fandango case 9. Spectacular wood panelling on the interior of the La Rioja Building Labour Foundation 10. Technical carpentry work at the Rioja Culture Centre . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - 20 posts you should read on acoustic conditioning, acoustic panels and acoustic ceilings - 20 wood projects that you can order from a technical carpentry firm such as Spigogroup, with more than 20 years experience (Part 1) - 20 wood projects that you can order from a technical carpentry firm such as Spigogroup, with more than 20 years experience (Part 2) - 22 + 1 posts about activities and wood projects for decoration and architecture
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Spigodoor Technical Doors has two models of wood fire doors: FR-30 fire doors and FR-60 fire doors. Fire doors and FR doors (fire-resistant doors) are technical doors that allow us to minimise the risks of fire and its propagation. The FR-30 and FR -60 specification in the names of the models of technical doors refers to certifications —EI1 30-C5 (FR-30) and EI1 60-C5 (FR-60)— that follow the UNE EN 13501-2-2009+A1 standard. This specification describes the resistance to fire of the different models. Thus, FR-30 fire doors ensure that, in case of fire, it would need at least 30 minutes to propagate through the door from one room to the next. In the case of the FR-60 fire doors, a fire would need at least 60 minutes to pass through these doors. The Spigogroup technical carpentry has a division called Spigodoor which manufactures technical doors. Spigodoor manufactures and supplies FR wood fire doors . The available models are FR-60 fire doors and FR-30 fire doors, the two models most commonly used models in hotels, public buildings and community service buildings, such as hospitals, schools or health centres. The FR fire doors by Spigodoor are solid doors featuring intumescent material which expands when hot, sealing any small holes or slits through which the fire could pass the door. FR fire doors are offered in multiple finishes: laminated HPL, veneers, MDB for painting, lacquer, etc. More information at www.spigodoor.com . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Fire doors and FR doors, what are these technical doors for? - Fire doors and FR doors, safety and models to choose from - Isophonic technical doors and fire-resistant technical doors. What are they? What are they for? - 7 articles on soundproof doors, FR doors and other technical doors
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