Vaňová, Rozália, 1992- Assessment of selected types of the structural engineered wood production from the environmental point of view / Rozália Vaňová, Jozef Štefko. -- Graf., obr., tab. -- Lit. - According to recent findings, the construction industry contributes to almost 40% of global CO2 emissions. Life Cycle Assessment is one of the methods assessing the anthropogenic impact on the environment. This paper compares the production of selected types of structural wood-glued laminated timber (glulam), plywood and three-layer solid wood panel (SWP) in terms of their environmental impact. The results of this analysis are important especially for designers and architects, who can reduce the environmental footprint by choosing materials already in the design phase and thus be part of the building eco-design creation. This direction is becoming increasingly popular in the world and, in addition, it increases market competitiveness. The selected structural wood products were compared using the IMPACT 2002+ method and SimaPro 8.5.2 software was used for the assessment. Characterization and single score results were assessed. Glulam for indoor use achieved the lowest total environmental impact. On the other side, plywood for outdoor use was found the worst one of the assessed products. The two most affected impact category for all evaluated wood products was the impact on Human health and Ecosystem quality, respectively. Generally, plywood products present a considerable environmental burden, therefore it could be replaced by SWP. The study also showed the importance of production technology in the environmental context.

In Acta Facultatis Xylologiae Zvolen : vedecký časopis Drevárskej fakulty. -- Zvolen : Technická univerzita vo Zvolene, 2021. -- ISSN 1336-3824. -- Vol. 63, no. 2 (2021), s. 117-130

I. Štefko, Jozef, 1962-
II. Acta Facultatis Xylologiae Zvolen : vedecký časopis Drevárskej fakulty. -- Vol. 63, no. 2 (2021), s. 117-130

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