• Prof. Mayencourt: How low-tech wood products might change how houses are built in California

  • Aug 30 2024
  • Length: 53 mins
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Prof. Mayencourt: How low-tech wood products might change how houses are built in California

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  • In this episode of the WoodCAST: Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension Paul Mayencourt from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a researcher and educator in low-carbon design solutions for the built environment. His research merges the field of structural design, forestry, and materials. He currently studies the use of undervalued timber resources such as small-diameter timbers and underutilized Californian hardwoods species for high-performance architectural and engineering applications.

    We talk about the merits of low-tech Mass Timber products for construction and how they can add value to the Californian wood industry. We also talk about his research into shape-optimization in order to increase resource efficiency of timber beams.

    Book recommendations:
    Holzleimbau: Laminated Timber Construction
    Plywood - A Material Story

    This episode was recored on the 21st of June 2024.

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