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Learning Objectives 1 Explain factors that influence how much carbon is stored in wood building products. The carbon in wood, paper, grass trimmings, and other organic matter removed from the atmosphere by photosynthesis, which will ultimately be returned to the atmosphere through burning or decay. cross-laminated timber (CLT) An engineered-wood panel consisting of layers of lumber stacked with the grain at 90-degree angles and glued together with structural adhesives. Applications include floor slabs, walls, and roofs (A, right). dowel-laminated timber (DLT) A mass-timber product made of dimensional softwood lumber stacked and friction-fit together with hardwood dowels. [Extracted from the article]

BUILDING TYPE STUDY 1,048 ARTS & CULTURE IN 2007, Morphosis won the competition for the new home of the Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA), in Costa Mesa, California, and, by 2008, the project was officially under way. Skin in the Game OCMA's dynamic rainscreen "brings together low- and hightech solutions", says Morphosis partner in charge Brandon Welling, referring to the artisanal craft of glazed terra-cotta and the cuttingedge digital techniques that made possible the precise design and construction of such an irregularly undulant wrapper. SCA's freestanding buildings are densely packed and stylistically eclectic - ranging from the mega-scaled masonry geometries of architect Charles Lawrence's Segerstrom Hall to the glassy, wavelike facade of Cesar Pelli's concert venue, next door to OCMA. [Extracted from the article]

In 2020, San Francisco-based Grandview Research acknowledged ceramic tiles as dominating the North American building project market with 50.7 percent of the market share at a value of $20.36 billion and a projected compound annual growth rate of 5.3 percent until 2028. According to the tile industry informational resource WhyTile.com, ceramics are considered to have the lowest carbon footprint of any flooring material in North America, the lowest global warming potential, and the lowest fossil fuel resource depletion. Review the latest advances in ceramic tiles including digital printing technology producing authentic replicas of other materials, and the application of ceramics for easy-to-clean, hygienic counters and outdoor pavers. [Extracted from the article]