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Contemporary Slovenian Timber Architecture for Sustainability

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This chapter provides an introduction to contemporary timber architecture in Slovenia together with the authors’ prologue (Sect. 1.1). In Sect. 1.2, sustainable development which has led to green building movements is introduced and supplemented by a description of current trends in creating living environments where human wellbeing is a key focus point. In Sect. 1.3, Slovenian forests are presented, including basic information about wood spices found in the forest, growing stock, ownership, and forest certification schemes. Section 1.4 concludes the chapter with a discussion of European and Slovenian legislation, which directly and indirectly affects both the wood processing industry and contemporary timber architecture.

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    Manja Kitek Kuzman

  2. University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia

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Kitek Kuzman, M., Kutnar, A. (2014). Introduction. In: Contemporary Slovenian Timber Architecture for Sustainability. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03635-9_1

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