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Wood is suitable for use in multistorey building construction with barely any restrictions. This is new and requires creative rethinking of tried and tested practices in wood construction: classical categories can be replaced by mixed construction methods as necessary within a project, which yields completely new possibilities in designing wood structures. The Manual provides architects, engineers and wood specialists with the essential expertise on the new systematics and construction methodology, from the design to prefabrication to the implementation on site. It lays the grounds for mutual understanding among everyone involved in the project, to facilitate the necessary cooperation in the integral planning and construction process.

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Hermann Kaufmann, geboren 1955 in Reuthe/Vorarlberg. Architekturstudium an der Technischen Universität Wien. Seit 1984 Büro mit C. Lenz in Schwarzach/Vorarlberg. Seit 2002 Professur für Holzbau an der TU in München.

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