Towards Circular Buildings in Hong Kong: A New Integrated Technology–Material–Design (TMD) Circularity Assessment Framework
Journal Article
Lau, E. K. S., Chan, D. W. M., Oluleye, B. I., & Olawumi, T. O. (2025)
Towards Circular Buildings in Hong Kong: A New Integrated Technology–Material–Design (TMD) Circularity Assessment Framework. Buildings, 15(5), Article 814. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15050814
As Hong Kong faces increasing pressure on resources and environmental sustainability, there is a growing need to shift towards circular building practices. The ever-increasing...
Shear and Torsion
Report
Plowas, W. (2024)
Shear and Torsion. Timber Development UK
Eurocode 5 provides verifications for design for timber beams subjected to shear and to torsion.
It gives verifications for design for shear, for stress components (both para...
Cross Laminated Timber
Report
Plowas, W. (2024)
Cross Laminated Timber. Timber Development UK
Cross Laminated Timber, also known as CLT or X-lam, is an engineered timber product with a minimum of three cross-bonded layers. At least one layer is orthogonally oriented to...
Designing with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)
Report
Plowas, W. (2024)
Designing with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). Timber Development UK
The development of CLT brought new possibilities for timber in construction. Instead of framing smaller timber sections to form load-bearing structural systems, timber product...
Lateral Torsional Buckling
Report
Plowas, W. (2024)
Lateral Torsional Buckling. Timber Development UK
Lateral torsional instability occurs when a beam’s compression face is not fully restrained against lateral movement and its relative slenderness is high. The beam may fail by...
Fire Performance of Timber and Timber Products
Report
Plowas, W. (2024)
Fire Performance of Timber and Timber Products. Timber Development UK
Eurocode 5: Design Principles
Report
Plowas, W. (2024)
Eurocode 5: Design Principles. Timber Development UK
The Eurocode System introduced a design philosophy called Limit State Design. Structures are assessed at the service or working load condition, i.e. states beyond which the st...
Eurocode 5: Introduction
Report
Plowas, W. (2024)
Eurocode 5: Introduction. Timber Development UK
The Eurocode System is designed to ‘eliminate technical obstacles to trade and the harmonisation of technical specifications’ in construction within the EEA. It covers all mai...
Timber and Fire Building Regulations
Report
Plowas, W. (2024)
Timber and Fire Building Regulations. Timber Development UK
The legislative system underpinning fire safety intends to protect life through each stage of the design, construction, and occupation of a building. This results in a reasona...
Efficient building retrofitting towards carbon-neutral built environment in developing economies: A scoping review
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ejidike, C. C., Mewomo, M. C., Agbajor, F. D., Olawumi, T. O., & Luo, J. (2024, June)
Efficient building retrofitting towards carbon-neutral built environment in developing economies: A scoping review. Paper presented at 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment, Oslo, Norway
The construction industry is widely recognized for its high energy consumption and carbon emissions in the built environment. This recognition is attributable to the underperf...