e201 ABOUT SERVICES WORKSHOPS GUIDE DEMO House MATERIAL CHOICES FOR WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION Solid wood and various wood-based products are used for framing, insulating and finishing, Here is a brief rundown on the different products you have to choose from, and their proper applications Foams or Eehone | io fon ars Cae Lente ° Text adapted by Natale Pavey Framing lumber Framing lumber, also known as structural wood, Is the grade of wood used for house framing (studs, headers, roof russes and flor joss, ef) ls tecnica characteristics make il perfecy suitable ‘when large spans are necessary, The list below outlines the diferent famies of framing umber Standard SPF (spruce-plne-i lumber = Softwood lumber + Light structural lumber mainly used inresidental construction. Its mileé (rom softwood trees (spruce, fr and pine) that are sawn and macnine-planed to standard aimensions (2x, 2x6", 2x8", et). Wood as a framing maleralis advantageous in thal it doesn't undergo much lvansformation eung processing, i has alow embodied energy, its @ renewable resource and it stores carbon. ‘+ Heavy timbor refers to any dimensional lumber over 4.5" and is often used for postand-beam Construction. Large dimensions of wood can support heavy loads and facitate long spans, in addition to being extremely fre resistant. + Fingerdointed lumber (also known as ene-oited and end-glued) is manufactured using short dry pieces of wood that have been machined on each end and joined using a water repellent structural adnesive. This technique Is ecotogially benef, a6 it makes use of shot pleces of ‘wood to create a fnishea product that larger, more stable and easier to align Itpuwww ecehome nevguidelmater'al-choices-woad-rame-contruction Material cheices for wood frame corso | Green Home Guide| Ecoborne Fouow \ibEo GUIDE KEYWORD SEARCH GCORROUSE Mecheeaomoas HOUSING MAGAZINE SUMMARY - GREEN HOME GUIDE Green home guide Recouees end get sare + Gren bulng tani incense Design an pans Founéatons and srveures Ineulaton&soundproctog + Recycled &recaimed mara Alsbout wood or wood fame cnsiusson + Osten errotng mateale Plumbing &waier Heaing &exaing oorngmterale + cnaosig sate pais {+ Rega feompanes are otal same, lemhere Marairing heathy indoor a-qustty ichons & brea + Proc yourarquty win chemicaboe home fumahings EVENTS Date Setar 2.205 (M ey) Fenton Adobe Pizza or Broad Oven Bling 4e12015 Worthy of note: the cimensions of ight structural lumber do not match thor given names. A commercially available 2x4"is actualy 1.5"x 3.5, a 2x6 is actually 1.5" x 6.8", The general rule of thumb: ary width ised as 2" will actually be 1.5" and as fr the depth, actual dimensions are 5" less. ‘The reason fr thief planing; some true mentions can be found at lumber yards, referred o as ough’ as they ae unplanes. Engineered wood Engineeced wood requires more processing than standard wood. As may be expected, engineered \wood is more expsnsive than the types described above, and has a higher embodied eneray given that t undergoes multiple transformations. Even so, ihas many technical and ecological advantages: it ean be very srong and facial large spans without requifing large wees, Itaeo makes use of shot pleces of wood thal might otherwise be heading for lanai so a8 soon as you need something tage than 2x8", opt for engineered wood whenever possible. In many cases, the addea cost you may incur trom choosing engineered wood wil be recouped through signticat labour savings, Engineered framing material are evaight and consistent - compare ths 19 9 2x8" of 2x10" wnich in any gven pls may have dscrepancies of 218" or more from the largest tothe smallest, In order to build straight floor fr example, some pies wil need to be shimmed and otvers wil need tobe shaved, nd that takes a la of te. It you adn get your money back trom a quicker installation of ‘open.wveb flor joss, you certainly wil when your electrician and Plumber easily pass wires ang pipes through existing openings father than ering a thousand holes Uwough eo Noor jolts (see Images to the gh, Here are the diferent types of engineered wood products and ther main characterises, + Glulam's @ mult-ayered type of wood thats manufactured Using Several thicknesses of hin pieces of sold wood Meld together with mildew-‘esisant phenal glues which emit a very ‘small amount of oxic chemicals. Ths process makes possible o produce posts ard beams that are strong and well suited for wide spans. Because glulam s strong and very easy to work with, fs most often used In rot framing + Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is manufactured using many sheets of wood stacked on top of each olher and then gl logetner. Each layer is oriented crosswise tothe next, which makes for extremely stable and strong panels Having establsned ise on the European market over the past iwenty years, CLT has only recently become avalable in North ‘America. This type of wood has excellent thermal and acoustic properties s hight resistant to fe, and provides exceptional structural strength. CLT ean be used to buls load-bearing walls, 4oors and roots. To date, it has mainly boon used in residential constuction, bu tall wood boulsings (oetween 5 and 10 storie) are now starting to pop up all ver the word + 088 (Oriented Strand Boar), also known as Aspenite, is @ panel fabricated using small sips of wood. OSB is not as strong a plyvood, of ae reitant to weather. Nis most often Used as exterior sheathing, as wells being the centre web of engineered wooden Iolsts, OSB makes use of smal pieces of ‘waste wood and is banded using a phenol formakiehydo, a far less tox substtute forthe urea formaldehyde of days past. that to say, it certainly wort improve the ar quality of your home, but itis generally not thought to be foo great a heath hazard Itpuwww ecehome nevguidelmater'al-choices-woad-rame-contruction Material cheices for wood rame corsruion | Green Home Guide | Ecobore i Extbtionon Stan Energy More events Ma Green Business Cen ation ne fd Canada Groan alsrg Cowell hin Togetner to Advance the WELL Bling Stators Recognition keeps coming for one of ‘wor’ most stainable busking The Zoctrope: Open Source O1Y ‘Veil Wins Turine Design = Ojamona Schmit Acnteets crates falta compare energy use date fics across builing types Flgid foam pares are not al the Sone Tear where ana how hey are best tse, super c00 0 okt to bing rat nine ty ZS Recycled & reclaimed materials 2015 Award Weng Pret: Hountsin Equipment Co-op Head Orie 24eu2015 Material cheices fr wood frame corsruion |Green Home Guide| Ecobore + Plywood Is used for diferent structural elements such as studs In load-bearing wal, partons, floor beams and roof supports. Plywood is most commonly found as a 4x8 panel thats made from tin sheets of wood veneer thal are borded together using phenol formaldehyde lies. tis assembled with the grain of each layer running in the opposte dection of he previous one, making a very stable and strong final product that i highly resistant to cracking, twisting and shrinkage. Plywood is commonly used (on residential conetrucion ses as a Nooring substrate, exterior wall and roof sheathing, as wel ascertain interior fishing applications and furure + Engineered wood i a greater risk of mosture damage, learn more here. Interior finishing wood Mouldings for interior fnshing can be made ofall sorts of materials. Sold wood s one option (pine ‘00k, maple o* yellow birch). Is sill rather expensive butt has the advantage of being a durable ‘material hat doesn't require harmful adhesves, MDF mouigings (Macium Density Fibreboard) are more reasonably priced and made largely of waste wood products, but they ae fay heavily laden ‘with toxc adnesives. Solid wood products win Zero VOC fishes wil goa ong way to hebing you keep dean indoor ai quality Furniture Regardless ofthe type of wood thats used, your furiture should ideally be free of volatile organic ‘compounds (VOCS), including formaldehyde, to protect your indoor air qualty. For fnishings and ‘maintenance - again to protect your air quay - look for ether low or zoro VOC pains and finishes, Looking for sustainable wood products? Check out aur Wood guide page Provious up Noxt crocong wees proacte rena urber Engreored word ghosts wacd protic. FAC Wond Naneeare wooed Opanes forts Sekeornaaes"Vesatewnrg. 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