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JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 303-309Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.07.001
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Consumer; Timber frame houses; Sustainability; Survey; Timber
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- German Federal Ministry for Education and Research
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This paper presents selected findings from a representative consumer survey of the German population exploring the image of timber as a construction material in general, and of timber frame houses in particular. The study found that prejudice regarding the deficiency of timber as a construction material and of timber frame houses, in terms of fire resistance, durability and stability, persists in the minds of consumers. On the other hand, timber as a construction material and timber frame houses have a positive association with well-being, aesthetics and eco-friendliness. Although these soft criteria are important factors in the choice of a certain building construction mode, these attributes are not sufficient, on their own, to trigger the choice of timber as a construction material. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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