Asmaz Energy Communication Construction

Ecological Building Application Project, Eco-Energy House, University Industry Hand in Hand

WITH THE COOPERATION BETWEEN ASMAZ ENERGY COMMUNICATION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF ENERGY – DEPARTMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY;

We attended Green Institutions Conference

The leading Green Institutions met in ‘Green Institutions Conference’
15 December 2009 15:48

We are invited to the Faculty of Architecture of ITU to conduct a seminar about Timber Engineering and Timber Frame Buildings.

As ASMAZ Timber Frame Buildings; we were invited to the Faculty of Architecture of ITU to conduct a seminar about Timber Engineering and Timber Frame Buildings.

Õzcan Büyükaydın, Asmaz IT Web Designer, has won the Best Website Award granted by Diyalogo.com...

Õzcan Büyükaydın, Asmaz IT Web Designer, has won the Best Website Award granted by Diyalogo.com…

GN TALK Market and Gang-Nail UK Weekly Newsletter

One of the England's leader company of the wooden frame house and variants which is our solution parthner Gang-Nail UK has started a GN TALK weekly published newsletter for the market and inside the company.

Biomethane injection Briefing Sheet

What is biogas?

A combustible gas created by anaerobic digestion of organic material and composed of approximately 60% methane, 40% carbon dioxide and some trace elements. The CO2 is not new, as it has been previously sequestrated by plants. Biogas is principally produced by anaerobic digestion (AD) which is a natural biological process carried out by bacteria in the absence of air, by which organic material is broken down into stable fertiliser and useful biogas. Biogas is also produced at landfill sites (“landfill gas”) and sewage treatment works (“sewage gas”). Together these sources are at present equivalent to 1% of UK’s total gas demand.

Cultural Sustainability

Cultural sustainability in construction means to acknowledge and respect the building traditions of the past whilst at the same time considering the requirements of the residents. Cultural sustainability in Finland can be witnessed in several building projects, such as the Modern Wooden Town project and the Compact and Low Rise project.

A modern wooden town on a human scale

The Modern Wooden Town project is a national project devised to offer examples of how buildings in wood can provide a pleasant and exemplary milieu for housing in various parts of Finland. The goal is to acknowledge the Finnish traditional methods of building from the past and adapt those methods to meet modern requirements, whilst at the same time utilising the latest research on construction in wood.

Ecological Sustainability

Wood is a renewable resource building material

Wood as a 100% renewable resource building material, is unique. Wood in Europe is not a threatened natural resource. The carbon balance is positive and the amount of timber growing is more than the amount harvested.

Finnish forests are certified

Forest certification is a system that ensures the purchaser of timber products, or products from a paper producer, that the raw material originates from sustainably managed forests. The criteria for sustainable management are based on internationally approved methods of forestry that meet ecological, social and economic standards.

What is a healty home?

A healthy home is one that incorporates healthy design elements, non-toxic building materials, and proper construction techniques. It "breathes", emits no toxic gasses, and is resistant to mold.

All of the homes offered in our collection feature the basic design elements of healthy home construction (no bedrooms above the garage, good air flow, abundant natural light, etc.). And we offer our plan customers a very special price when they purchase a copy of our Healthy Construction Guidelines, which will enable your builder to locate and purchase the best non-toxic materials available today, and to employ healthy building techniques to guard against mold and dangerous man-made and natural gasses.

Oldest Timber Frame Structures

Timber Frame

http://www.benfieldatt.co.uk/timber_frame_products

The Tried and Tested method of Construction for Centuries! The oldest timber frame structures still in use today are the 7th Century Golden Hall and the Myanmar Pagoda (circa AD 739).

7th Century Timber-Frame Yumendo Hall, Japan

Wood Trusses for Residential Roofs

Name the roof gable, hip, saltbox, mansard, gambrel and it can be framed with metal plate connected wood trusses. Precision made from dimension lumber and metal connector plates, pre fabricated trusses have revolutionized residential roof framing over the last three decades. Today, over 75 percent of all new homes are constructed with trusses. Lightweight and needing no on site assembly, trusses give builders a bigger bang for their buck. Truss framed roofs can be erected faster and with less skilled labor than stick built roofs. Often, trusses go up and sheathing down on the same day, so closure against the weather comes sooner. Trusses' long, clear spans offer greater flexibility with floor plans. And since interior bearing walls aren't needed, their expensive underpinnings aren't needed either. Highly efficient in their usage of lumber trusses help conserve forest resources. Most often made of 2x4s and spaced 24 in. o.c., a truss framed roof uses less wood than one stick built from 2x6 or 2x8 rafters and joists 16 in. o.c.

Facts about Wood

Although forests are shrinking globally, Europe’s forests are growing by 3,500 square miles every year.
That’s almost 100 football pitches every hour!
Most of the wood we use comes from European forests.
Over 90% of the wood we use in Europe comes from European forests. Over 95% of the softwood we use, and over 60% of the hardwood, comes from Europe. Over half of the wood we import is certified to show it is sourced from a managed forest.
In the UK, timber frame is the fastest growing method of construction.
In 2000 12% of the UK’s new homes were built using timber frame; in 2005, 20%. In Scotland around 70% of new homes are timber frame. Over 70% of the homes in the developed world are timber frame.
Increasingly wood competes with steel or concrete in large structures.
Structural timber composites such as glulam and LVL (laminated veneer lumber) are stronger and lighter than steel and concrete, and are often preferred for their visual appearance as well their effect on reducing CO2 levels and mitigating climate change. Even recycled steel or aluminum requires large amounts of fossil fuel-produced energy.