The Construction of Timber Houses in Chile : A Pillar of Sustainable Development and the Agenda for Economic Recovery
The study assesses the state of timber construction in the country, and the potential for industrialized timber construction to help overcome the social housing deficit while revitalizing growth and lessening the construction sector’s impact on cli...
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okr-10986-352372021-06-14T09:59:52Z The Construction of Timber Houses in Chile : A Pillar of Sustainable Development and the Agenda for Economic Recovery World Bank TIMBER INDUSTRY CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CLIMATE CHANGE URBAN HOUSING EARTHQUAKE RISK SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The study assesses the state of timber construction in the country, and the potential for industrialized timber construction to help overcome the social housing deficit while revitalizing growth and lessening the construction sector’s impact on climate change. This study has been prepared as a technical policy input aimed at supporting the Government’s efforts to increase the construction of timber housing as a key pillar of its sustainable development and green reactivation agenda. The study consists of four chapters. Chapter one addresses the global construction crisis and the opportunity for Chile to lead the way in green construction using timber for social housing; chapter two assesses the effects of regulatory frameworks on timber construction; chapter three provides a financial analysis of timber construction in Chile; and chapter four analyzes barriers and opportunities for creating an action plan for timber housing. Each chapter includes an initial summary, a description of the methodology used for that chapter’s analysis, and a concluding section which details the chapter’s main findings. 2021-03-10T17:21:19Z 2021-03-10T17:21:19Z 2020 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/512991614664586701/The-Construction-of-Timber-Houses-in-Chile-A-Pillar-of-Sustainable-Development-and-the-Agenda-for-Economic-Recovery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35237 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Urban Study Latin America & Caribbean Chile |
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The study assesses the state of timber
construction in the country, and the potential for
industrialized timber construction to help overcome the
social housing deficit while revitalizing growth and
lessening the construction sector’s impact on climate
change. This study has been prepared as a technical policy
input aimed at supporting the Government’s efforts to
increase the construction of timber housing as a key pillar
of its sustainable development and green reactivation
agenda. The study consists of four chapters. Chapter one
addresses the global construction crisis and the opportunity
for Chile to lead the way in green construction using timber
for social housing; chapter two assesses the effects of
regulatory frameworks on timber construction; chapter three
provides a financial analysis of timber construction in
Chile; and chapter four analyzes barriers and opportunities
for creating an action plan for timber housing. Each chapter
includes an initial summary, a description of the
methodology used for that chapter’s analysis, and a
concluding section which details the chapter’s main findings. |
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The Construction of Timber Houses in Chile : A Pillar of Sustainable Development and the Agenda for Economic Recovery |
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The Construction of Timber Houses in Chile : A Pillar of Sustainable Development and the Agenda for Economic Recovery |
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The Construction of Timber Houses in Chile : A Pillar of Sustainable Development and the Agenda for Economic Recovery |
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The Construction of Timber Houses in Chile : A Pillar of Sustainable Development and the Agenda for Economic Recovery |
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The Construction of Timber Houses in Chile : A Pillar of Sustainable Development and the Agenda for Economic Recovery |
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construction of timber houses in chile : a pillar of sustainable development and the agenda for economic recovery |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/512991614664586701/The-Construction-of-Timber-Houses-in-Chile-A-Pillar-of-Sustainable-Development-and-the-Agenda-for-Economic-Recovery http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35237 |
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