Prof. Mayencourt: How low-tech wood products might change how houses are built in California

In this episode of the WoodCAST: Assistant Professor of
Cooperative Extension  Paul Mayencourt from the University
of California, Berkeley.  He is a researcher and educator in
low-carbon design solutions for the built environment. His
research merges the field of structural design, forestry, and
materials. He currently studies the use of undervalued timber
resources such as small-diameter timbers and underutilized
Californian hardwoods species for high-performance architectural
and engineering applications.

We talk about the merits of low-tech Mass Timber products for
construction and how they can add value to the Californian wood
industry. We also talk about his research into shape-optimization
in order to increase resource efficiency of timber beams.

Book recommendations:
Holzleimbau: Laminated Timber Construction
Plywood - A Material Story

This episode was recored on the 21st of June 2024.   


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