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Designers' and Regulators' Opinions on the Use of Timber and Bio-based Materials in Buildings

This study aims to evaluate the views of the key stakeholders involved in the design and approval of buildings across Europe, in relation to the use of bio-based materials and timber, in terms of ; sustainability, Eurocode 5 (EN 1995), construction materials, combustibility, sprinkler or deluge protection, and fire retardant treatments or impregnations. It will provide an indication of designers’ and regulators’ opinions on the use of bio-based materials and timber and uses the Lime Survey software to gather this information. In summary, both designers and regulators are generally aware of the sustainability benefits of these materials, however there is a definite concern within both groups in relation to the combustibility aspect of these materials. There is a certain level of acceptance that sprinklers, and surface coatings or impregnations may help to alleviate this issue to some degree. Familiarity with the Eurocode structural design codes is quite varied between designers, and the level of knowledge of these standards within regulatory authorities appears to be particularly weak, based on the responses from the regulators surveyed.

bio-based, timber, fire, designers, regulators, buildings, opinions

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