The Problem Solvers: Greg Nolan is a Professor at the University of Tasmania’s School of Architecture and Design and the Director of the University’s Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW). As an advocate for innovative timber applications, Greg leads CSAW in its mission to be a global leader in sustainable architectural design and building with wood. His work centres on developing practical, environmentally responsible solutions that highlight the potential of wood to reduce the construction industry’s carbon footprint.
"Architects are by definition, multi-variable problem solvers. Clients come to us with issues, with desires, and the architect has to accommodate those, or adjust within a whole regulatory framework, so there's many, many, many different variables that they've got to consider and coming up with a solution. And then they've got to do it in three dimensions. While we work in research, the research is also then multi-variable problem solving."
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Links & Show Notes:
- UTAS Bio: Greg Nolan
- School of Architecture and Design at the University of Tasmania
- Centre for the Sustainable Architecture with Wood (CSAW)
- Article: Timber Certification Explained
- Podcast: Michael Berger (PEFC)
- PEFC
- FSC
- Responsible Wood
- Species: Radiata Pine
- Tasmanian Oak Moisture Meter Card
- Blackwood Moisture Meter Card
- Fire Testing Certificates
- Wood Solutions: Fire Design
- Wood Solutions: Fire Design Timber Structure Compliance
- Wood Solutions: Technical Guides
- Wood Solutions: Moisture Management in Timber Frame Construction
- Tasmanian Timber Expert Helpline (1300 041 766)
- Tasmanian Timber Quality Assurance Program
- Article: Tasmanian Timber's Sustainability Journey
- 1967 Tasmanian Bushfires (Black Tuesday)
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