Faculty of Architettura of Alghero
Year: 2011
MSc degree thesis
Supervisor: Giovanni Maciocco, Massimo Fragiacomo, Gianni Filindeu
This thesis is part of a research project which brings together the Universitiesof Sassari and Cagliari with the Forestry Authority Sardinia.Specifically, the research project has as objective to study a possible production ofbearing panels made of wooden planks glued cross-laminated (X-lam) using wood from the forests sardines.In this context, the thesis studies the production process and how this can be optimized, in its different phases, starting from the context of large-scale (regional level) to thearchitectural project. The factory, which "contain" the operations required to transform raw materials into panelsX-lam is designed to become a real hub for the insertion of a new technique in Sardinia. A building that is not simply the physical location of the panels are physically built, but also aplace of training of skills directly related to the factory or not. A place for the promotion of wooden panels, of sustainable management of forests and living in wooden houses, action required for the successful introduction of a new construction technique as X-lam, whichchange some aspects of living which are well established for some time.
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