ADRESSING THE CHALLENGES IN THE HOLISTIC DESIGN OF TALLER TIMBER BUILDINGS – COST ACTION HELEN

Robert  Jockwer; Gerhard Fink; José Manuel Cabrero  Ballarín; Mislav Stepinac; Eleni Toumpanaki; Pedro Palma; Chiara Bedon; Daniele  Casagrande; Steffen Franke

doi:10.52202/080513-0228

ADRESSING THE CHALLENGES IN THE HOLISTIC DESIGN OF TALLER TIMBER BUILDINGS – COST ACTION HELEN

Robert Jockwer
, Gerhard Fink
, José Manuel Cabrero Ballarín
, Mislav Stepinac
, Eleni Toumpanaki
, Pedro Palma
, Chiara Bedon
, Daniele Casagrande
, Steffen Franke

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Abstract

Designing multi-storey buildings in timber is often more demanding than in concrete or steel. It is therefore crucial to address taller multi-storey timber buildings from a collaborative and interdisciplinary perspective, considering static, dynamic, fire, acoustic, human health and other aspects simultaneously and not in isolation. Only through interdisciplinary analysis and interaction can a set of holistic design guidelines be developed that will enable safe and economic construction of taller timber buildings, as well as respect comfort and human wellbeing demands. In this paper, the work carried out in COST Action HELEN is presented, and the main activities and outcomes are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	14th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2025 (WCTE 2025)
Subtitle of host publication	Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment
Editors	Kelly Rischmiller, Mahmoud Abu Saleem, Chloe Downey, Joe Gattas, Duncan Hossy, Lisa Ottenhaus, Wenxuan Wu, Zidi Yan, Yuhao Zhang
Publisher	Curran Associates, Inc
Pages	1866-1872
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331320904
ISBN (Print)	9798331320898
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0228
Publication status	Published - 26 Jun 2025
Event	14th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2025 - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 22 Jun 2025 → 26 Jun 2025 https://www.wcte2025.org/event/df0d5655-c16d-47df-b4a6-457a7dc63d96/wcte-2025

Conference

Conference	14th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2025
Abbreviated title	WCTE 2025
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	22/06/25 → 26/06/25
Internet address	https://www.wcte2025.org/event/df0d5655-c16d-47df-b4a6-457a7dc63d96/wcte-2025

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© (2025) WORLD CONFERENCE ON TIMBER ENGINEERING 2025 (WCTE 2025) All rights reserved.

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

COST
holistic design
multi-storey timber buildings

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Jockwer, R., Fink, G., Ballarín, J. M. C., Stepinac, M., Toumpanaki, E., Palma, P., Bedon, C., Casagrande, D., & Franke, S. (2025). ADRESSING THE CHALLENGES IN THE HOLISTIC DESIGN OF TALLER TIMBER BUILDINGS – COST ACTION HELEN. In K. Rischmiller, M. A. Saleem, C. Downey, J. Gattas, D. Hossy, L. Ottenhaus, W. Wu, Z. Yan, & Y. Zhang (Eds.), 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2025 (WCTE 2025): Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment (pp. 1866-1872). Curran Associates, Inc. https://doi.org/10.52202/080513-0228

Jockwer, Robert ; Fink, Gerhard ; Ballarín, José Manuel Cabrero et al. / ADRESSING THE CHALLENGES IN THE HOLISTIC DESIGN OF TALLER TIMBER BUILDINGS – COST ACTION HELEN. 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2025 (WCTE 2025): Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment. editor / Kelly Rischmiller ; Mahmoud Abu Saleem ; Chloe Downey ; Joe Gattas ; Duncan Hossy ; Lisa Ottenhaus ; Wenxuan Wu ; Zidi Yan ; Yuhao Zhang. Curran Associates, Inc, 2025. pp. 1866-1872

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ADRESSING THE CHALLENGES IN THE HOLISTIC DESIGN OF TALLER TIMBER BUILDINGS – COST ACTION HELEN. / Jockwer, Robert ; Fink, Gerhard; Ballarín, José Manuel Cabrero et al.
14th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2025 (WCTE 2025): Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment. ed. / Kelly Rischmiller; Mahmoud Abu Saleem; Chloe Downey; Joe Gattas; Duncan Hossy; Lisa Ottenhaus; Wenxuan Wu; Zidi Yan; Yuhao Zhang. Curran Associates, Inc, 2025. p. 1866-1872.

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