Factors Influencing Choice of Wooden Frames for Construction of Multi-Story Buildings in Sweden
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- How do construction companies give reasons about the choice to choose or not to choose a wooden frame for construction of multi-story buildings?
- What are the influencing factors on this choice?
- Do the construction companies consider that experience and competence in wooden frames are in short supply in Sweden?
2. Method
2.1. Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Implementation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Results from ERs
3.2. Results from UERs
3.3. Comparisons of Results from ERs and UERs
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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- What company do you work for?
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- What education do you have?
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- How long have you worked in the construction industry?
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- What position do you have at the company?
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- What tasks or services does your company perform?
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- In which region do you work?
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- How many employees are there at your workplace?
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- Do you have previous experience in constructing multi-story buildings with a wooden frame?
- Yes (Forwarded to the section—Have constructed multi-story buildings with a wooden frame).
- No (Forwarded to the section—Have not constructed multi-story buildings with a wooden frame).
- A. Have constructed multi-story buildings with a wooden frame
- Why did you choose wooden frame in the project(s) instead of other frame materials? Was the reason due to environmental concerns, economic advantage, political decisions, or something else entirely?
- What advantages of wooden frames in multi-story buildings do you consider to be influencing when choosing a frame?
- Please tell us a little about how you plan a new project. Are decisions about frames made individually for each new project or do you have an established solution regarding the choice of frame materials?
- According to Statistics Sweden, approximately 20% of the multi-story apartment buildings today are produced with a wooden frame and approximately 80% with a concrete frame. What does the distribution look like for you and what does it depend on?
- Do you consider that you have the opportunity to influence the client’s decision regarding the choice of frame?
- What types of challenges did you experience in the project(s)?
- Do you feel that a higher level of competence and more experience are required for a wooden construction project compared with any other frame materials, for example, concrete?
- Do you think that competence and experience in wood as a frame material in multi-story buildings is in short supply in Sweden? Please elaborate on your answer.
- What do you think is the biggest obstacle to increased construction with wooden frames in multi-story buildings in Sweden?
- What disadvantages do you see with wood as a frame material in multi-story buildings?
- How has your attitude toward wood-framed building changed after completing such a project?
- Do you plan to expand the production of multi-story buildings with wooden frames? Please explain why you will or not increase the production of multi-story buildings with wooden frames.
- Do you feel that newly graduated engineers have knowledge in wood construction technology, or do you feel that wood construction technology is missing from their education?
- Rank the factors below based on how much influence they had on your decision to build with a wooden frame? Rank 1–5, with 5 having the greatest impact.
- Environmental impact
- Time expenditure
- Shorter construction time
- Political pressures
- Economy
- B. Have not constructed a multi-story house with a wooden frame
- Please tell us a little about how you plan a new project. Are decisions about frames made individually for each new project or do you have an established solution regarding the choice of frame materials?
- Do you consider that you have the opportunity to influence the client’s decision regarding the choice of frame?
- Have you considered constructing multi-story buildings with wooden frames? If no, what is the reason? If yes, why was another option chosen?
- Do you feel that a higher level of competence and more experience are required for a wooden construction project compared with any other frame materials, for example, concrete?
- Do you think that competence and experience in wood as a frame material in multi-story buildings is in short supply in Sweden? Please elaborate on your answer.
- Do you think that there is good information available about wood as a frame material from industry organizations such as Swedish Wood?
- What advantages do you see with wood as a frame material in multi-story buildings?
- What disadvantages do you see with wood as a frame material in multi-story buildings?
- What would be required for wood as a frame material in multi-story buildings to become relevant for you?
- Do you feel that newly graduated engineers have knowledge in wood construction technology, or do you feel that wood construction technology is missing from their education?
- Rank the factors below based on how much influence they had on your decision not to build with a wooden frame? Rank 1–6, where 6 is the factor that influenced the most.
- Fire safety
- Sound insulation
- Experience/competence in wooden frames
- Moisture problems
- Stability/durability
- Economy
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Bahrami, A.; Jakobsson, J.; Söderroos, T. Factors Influencing Choice of Wooden Frames for Construction of Multi-Story Buildings in Sweden. Buildings 2023, 13, 217. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13010217
Bahrami A, Jakobsson J, Söderroos T. Factors Influencing Choice of Wooden Frames for Construction of Multi-Story Buildings in Sweden. Buildings. 2023; 13(1):217. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13010217
Chicago/Turabian StyleBahrami, Alireza, Jonas Jakobsson, and Tobias Söderroos. 2023. "Factors Influencing Choice of Wooden Frames for Construction of Multi-Story Buildings in Sweden" Buildings 13, no. 1: 217. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13010217