A Comparison of Life Cycle Impact of Mass Timber and Concrete in Building Construction

Table 2.

Variation of material properties for experimental design.

Building elements

Material group 1

Material group 2

Material group 3

Columns

Concrete

Glulam

LVL / PSL

Beams

Concrete

Glulam

LVL / PSL

Walls

Concrete blocks- Envelope category: concrete bricks (Cladding)

Cross laminated timber, CLT-

Envelope category: Spruce wood bevel siding (Cladding)

Cross laminated timber, CLT-

Envelope category: Spruce wood bevel siding (Cladding)