NEXT Timber

NEXT Timber (Novel EXecution Tools for Timber structures) is a Nordic Innovation Centre (NICe) project.

NEXT Timber will develop an open standard tool for planning and execution of timber buildings that can be used internationally. Multi-storey timber buildings have a relatively small market share, even though modern timber construction can potentially be a very competitive technology, especially when new innovations within building technology and timber materials are utilised. Prefabrication of wooden houses is increasing for increasing construction quality.

An execution standard can provide interface principles that facilitate the use of new technologies with respect to vibrations, acoustics, moisture and fire. This will benefit trade and innovation and further boost the development of the modern timber building technology.

Four work packages are planned:
WP1 Coordination
WP2 Performance requirement principles
WP3 Framework of geometry and connections
WP4 Standard execution of timber Buildings

A workshop will be arranged at the Forum Holzbau Nordic 14 in Trondheim on 24th September at 10:00–17:00. See Workshop agenda in the right column on this page.

Partners

Confederation of Finnish construction product industries RT Tomi Toratti (Project leader)
SP Wood Technology Joachim Schmid
TMF Anders Rosenkilde
Danish Timber Information Jørgen Munch-Andersen
Norwegian Institute of Wood Technology Kristine Nore
Association of Norwegian Roof Truss Producers Håvard Thorsrud
Tallinn University of Technology Alar Just
Kodumaja Elar Vilt