Lorenz Riedel

Abstract

In the context of the climate crisis and increasing urbanization, there is an urgent necessity to expand the typological possibilities in timber construction. Wide-span, point-supported timber systems for multi-story buildings offer the potential to substitute COၷ-intensive construction materials such as concrete and steel, utilize buildings as carbon sinks, and provide additional qualitative living and working spaces in urban areas. The development and incremental refinement of bespoke systems from initial conceptualization to technical feasibility and regulatory approval require the integration and coordination of comprehensive expert knowledge. A highly integrative approach and interdisciplinary exchange of expert knowledge within the research team, as well as iterative and reciprocal expert knowledge exchange with innovative stakeholders from the construction industry, are imperative. This paper presents the development of a co�design framework for the IntCDC Multi-Story Timber Building System (MSTBS), which facilitates reciprocal and iterative knowledge exchange within the interdisciplinary core research team, as well as between researchers and stakeholders from the construction industry. The research demonstrates how an organizational co-design framework fosters the methodical collaboration between research and industry partners and enables the development of a novel timber building system, contributing to the transition towards more sustainable building practices.