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Timber Structures and Prefabricated Concrete Composite Blocks as a Novel Development in Vertical Gardening

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  • Tõnis Teppand

    (Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, 51006 Tartu, Estonia)

  • Olesja Escuer

    (Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, 51006 Tartu, Estonia
    Botanical Garden, University of Tartu, Lai 38, 51005 Tartu, Estonia)

  • Ergo Rikmann

    (Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia)

  • Jüri Liiv

    (Institute of Forestry and Rural Engineering, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, 51006 Tartu, Estonia
    Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tartu, Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu, Estonia)

  • Merrit Shanskiy

    (Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi 5, 51006 Tartu, Estonia)

Abstract

A modern, environmentally friendly urban lifestyle requires paying attention to landscaping and green areas. The scarcity of free land in cities and the high price of land require the combination of greenery with buildings—both vertically and horizontally. The developed green technology for construction brings together computer numerical control (CNC) processing of supporting structures and prefabricated solid planting blocks made of concrete composite. The timber structures are fixed together using traditional carpentry joints. The details, which will be manufactured in the factory using CNC processing at a controlled temperature and humidity corresponding to indoor conditions, can be easily assembled on the construction site. The high bending strength but good elasticity and connections of carpentry joints endow the structure with good properties in a non-controllable environment. By combining CNC-processed wooden structures with concrete technology as substrate composites, labor-intensive manual work in landscaping and gardening will be reduced in the future. The novel material-hardening substrate composite material uses only the residues as the raw materials.

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  • Tõnis Teppand & Olesja Escuer & Ergo Rikmann & Jüri Liiv & Merrit Shanskiy, 2022. "Timber Structures and Prefabricated Concrete Composite Blocks as a Novel Development in Vertical Gardening," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-10, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:21:p:14518-:d:963735
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