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5. Case studies

The effectiveness of the aluminium beam as bottom rail for massive and light-frame wall buildings has been proved in several construction cases. Fig. 8 shows three examples of buildings during the construction. The first example (Fig. 8a) is a three-storey post-and-beam structure with 120mm thick CLT bracing shear panels, for the realization of a school building in Barga (Lucca) in 2017. The second example (Fig. 8b) is a light timber frame for the realization of a residential building in Ecuador in 2017. The third example (Fig. 8c) is a one-storey CLT structure with 100-mm thick panels, for the realization of a residential building in Scorzè (Venezia).

(a) (c) Fig. 8. Case-study buildings. (a) School building in Barga (Lucca) - 120mm thick CLT panels; (b) Residential building in Ecuador - light-frame structure; (c) Residential building in Scorzè (Venezia) - 100mm thick CLT panel (b)