Sustainable materials for Resistant Materials Statements you could
Sustainable materials for Resistant Materials Statements you could make in your coursework Power. Point
It will not only be just as effective, more individual and visually interesting, it will also be cheaper! Use jointed timbers, whenever possible - Timber can be joined on its ends by Some Suggestions for a New Approach finger-joints and metal nail-plates, or to Timber Use: on its width, by glue-laminating. Think about whether you really need to use new timber Be aware that composite beams are more – - Would a secondhand material suffice? often than not stronger than timber Use the lowest grade and smallest-sized pieces of timber appropriate for the job - They also use less timber in – - The common practice of ordering full lengths and then cutting them up into small pieces acquiring their strength than clear makes no environmental sense at all. grade timber beams. Do not throw out offcuts – - Put them aside and use them on the next job. Buy timber from (smaller) sawmillers who Use standard and utility appearance-grade can demonstrate a commitment to timber, rather than select-grade optimising wood-recovery during milling – - Particularly if the surface is going to be painted or otherwise hidden. - ie, by radial sawing, band-sawing, Do not ask for blemish-free timber (cleargrade) and do not insist on stringent colourlaser sawing, portable milling, etc. Timber - • • • matching specifications – • - This leads to increased wastage and downgrading of timber to lower-value applications. Consider using furniture made from knotty, or 'feature-grade' timber
Ways to Make Your Home or Workplace More Energy-efficient • Construct an entry 'airlock'. • Close off the staircase from downstairs rooms to avoid upward heat loss. • Create doorways between living/working areas, and sleeping/washing areas, etc - so only the living space is heated. • Use a fuel-efficient wood burner (make sure the chimney/flue is sealed off from the room). • Place a maximum number of windows on the north side of the building - minimise glassed areas on other sides. • Use double glazing, low-E glass, or drapes - with pelmet designed to prevent convection movement adjacent to windows. • Create passive heat storage - place thermal mass elements in sunny spaces (eg, masonry or water). • Use roof/wall/floor insulation.
www. designtechnology. info/resistantmaterials/ • This site has many helpful data sheets to help you draw up your coursework Power. Point Flow diagram help notes
Planning sheet Task Materials Job to be completed H&S QC and QA Feedback and modification suggestions
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