Woodframe: light framing houses for developing countries

Authors

  • Victor Almeida De Araujo Research Group of Development of Lignocellulosic Products (Brazil).
  • Juliana Cortez-Barbosa State University of São Paulo – UNESP (Brazil), Department of Wood Industrial Engineering.
  • José Nivaldo Garcia University of São Paulo – USP-ESALQ (Brazil), Department of Forest Sciences.
  • Maristela Gava State University of São Paulo – UNESP (Brazil), Department of Wood Industrial Engineering.
  • Christine Laroca Federal University of Technology of Paraná – UTFPR (Brazil), Department of Civil Construction.
  • Sandro Fábio César Federal University of Bahia – UFBA (Brazil), Department of Construction and Structures.

Keywords:

light framing, wooden housing, wood-frame, dissemination, strategies

Abstract

The building technique of light wooden framing, i.e., woodframe, represents a great innovative goal of construction, due to the very efficient levels
of rationalization of material, operational flexibility and productive agility. In addition, excessive use of natural materials of renewable character in
the woodframes, as the wood of planted forests, contributes to sustainability, a desired factor in most modern homes. In recent years, Latin
American countries have suffered from the constant housing deficit, which destroys the possibilities of the first property by the neediest
populations. Therefore, it is necessary to propagate studies, research and information on industrialized housing construction techniques, such as
woodframe. This study focused on the exhibition by a state of the art of this innovative wooden housing typology, emphasizing its advantages,
importance, types, and its current panorama in the regions in development stage, such as Latin American countries. Currently, the woodframe is
known as a modern wooden residential technique, and it is conquering the public of all kind of economic classes, because of its innovation,
lightness, competitive costs, and also by the efficient levels of sustainability, cleanness, assembly time, and rationalization of raw materials.

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Published

2016-08-31

How to Cite

Almeida De Araujo, V., Cortez-Barbosa, J., Nivaldo Garcia, J., Gava, M., Laroca, C., & Fábio César, S. (2016). Woodframe: light framing houses for developing countries. Revista De La Construcción. Journal of Construction, 15(2), 78–87. Retrieved from https://revistahistoria.uc.cl/index.php/RDLC/article/view/12852