Design for Resilient Post-Disaster Wood Waste Upcycling: The Katrina Furniture Project Experience and Its “Legacy” in a Digital Perspective
Giuliano Galluccio,
Brad Deal,
Robert Brooks
et al.
Abstract:Wood is one of the main materials used in buildings and furniture worldwide. After a disaster, indeed, a considerable amount of timber waste is produced. Wood waste is generally downcycled—i.e., recycled into low-quality products, incinerated for energy production—or, worse, landfilled, but in a post-disaster situation, it not only represents a quantitative issue and an environmental hazard but also acquires a cultural, social, economic and emotional value, thus requiring more effective ways to be managed. The… Show more
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