CRSNG INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH CHAIR ON ECO-

RESPONSIBLE WOOD CONSTRUCTION (CIRCERB)

DIANE SCHORR, PhDPost doctorate fellow

20-01-2016University of Bath

UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL

Quebec city Laval University

CIRCERB

Pierre Blanchet

• Multidisciplinary• Integrated academic platform• Industrial consortium

CIRCERB: Research Associates CRSNG industrial research chair on Eco responsible wood construction

Students from CIRCERB with Pierre Blanchet

In numbers• Created in 2013 • 5 millions CAD $ for 5 years for 50

projects• 12 Industrial and governmental

partners• 3 Faculties• Currently 33 students• 10 professors partner• 12 affiliated professors

CIRCERB

Telus stadium: University of Laval

CIRCERB: Research Associates NSERC industrial research chair on Eco responsible wood construction

• All activities relating to building construction from design todelivery, including building envelope, mechanical systems and thecomfort of occupants

• Combinations of skills in civil, industrial, mechanical, woodchemical engineering as well as industrial design, architecture andlaw school

• Realistic and viable solutions for the construction industry• Eco-responsible practices may easily be adopted by the sector

Efforts cover the entire construction value creation network inorder to develop eco-responsible solutions, using wood to reducethe environmental footprint of buildings.

CIRCERB

Build Operate Design• Integrated design• Life cycle

analyses and eco design

• Durability• Efficacy

• Materials• Constructive

system• Logistics

Telus stadium: University of Laval Renewable Materials Research Centre (CRMR) (U Laval)

CIRCERB

Build

• Materials: Development of advanced building materials based on wood for construction.

• Constructive system: Establishment of construction techniques promoting a low environmental footprint of structures.

• Logistics: Optimization of the logistics of production materials to the start of construction.

CIRCERB

Operate

• Durability: Establish concepts for a long life of constructions

• Efficacy: Establish best practices for energy efficiency in the eco-friendly wooden building.

CIRCERB

Design

• Integrated design: Development of eco responsible strategies for whole building following the developments of innovative integrated architectural concepts.

• Life cycle analyses and eco design: Using life cycle analysis as a discrimination tool of complex eco systems and eco-friendly construction.

Thank Youdiane.schorr.1@ulaval.ca

https://circerb.chaire.ulaval.ca/