es towards the environment at all; or are they rather to some extent down to unfamiliarity and inertia? Equally, it is important to consider behaviour change as something required of the building industry, local planners, and so on, as well as from householders.
Finally, using solid wood panel systems on an urban scale will mean faster, lighter, better performing and more flexible buildings in the city. It looks like timber, the traditional construction material of the past, will become the construction material for the future.
This paper draws on the work of the author at the Zero Waste Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour (sd+b Centre), at the University of South Australia, and the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Urban Development for Asia and the Pacific. The author is grateful to colleagues who provided comments on earlier drafts and to reviewers for their constructive suggestions that have improved this paper.
Conflict of Interest
The author declares no conflict of interest.
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