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Author
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Elisa Moretti
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University
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Roma Tre University, Italy
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The construction industry, both public and private, needs sustainable, energy-efficient methods. In this context, wood, our most important raw material, offers numerous advantages over other materials that do not come from renewable sources. Wood regenerates, is recyclable, and at the end of its useful life can be used to produce bioenergy. In addition, because they contain carbon in a bound form, timber products offer an effective means of combating climate change in the long term.
In Italy, awareness of the high seismic risk, post-earthquake emergency situations, and the need to reduce energy consumption have accelerated a process of change, already underway for some years, towards a new way of thinking about construction. Timber buildings, with their lightness, speed of construction, and good thermal performance, are the structural type that best meets all these requirements at the same time.