Embodied Energy and SBS

The CN-SBS Research Project will conduct a comparison and analysis of the embodied energy in a typical steel building system and a comparable heavy timber framed building to determine how a steel building compares in terms of its embodied energy.

The project will also compare other aspects of the two buildings such as: ease of construction, material optimization, connections, ease of deconstruction, recyclability, etc.

The case study building will be located in Cambridge, Ontario and have these characteristics:

• 60’ x 150’ clear span
• 1-storey
• Monoslope roof
• R30 walls
• 30-minute fire rating
• Concrete slab-on-grade
• 30% window-to-wall ratio
• X-brace lateral load resisting system