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Nurse tree – Biomass energy or biogenic building material

Name
Line Siegfred Wulff Bruus
Education degree
Master
Subject area
Architecture
Study programme
Architectural Technology
Year
2023

The project addresses material resource scarcity and reducing CO2 impact by exploring new ways of utilizing existing, renewable, and local resource - nurse tree, currently burnt for biomass energy. Rooted in vernacular building systems in Denmark and Edo (Japan) the project proposes novel structural approaches and detailing towards a biogenic tectonic from imperfect, lower strength juvenile wood.

The Royal Danish Academy supports the Sustainable Development Goals
Since 2017 the Royal Danish Academy has worked with the Sustainable Development Goals. This is reflected in our research, our teaching and in our students’ projects. This project relates to the following UN goal(-s):
Affordable and clean energy (7)
Responsible consumption and production (12)
Climate action (13)