Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
V. International Architectural Sciences and Applications Symposium, Antalya, Türkiye, 29 - 31 Ekim 2025, ss.1-20, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Building materials have significant negative impacts on the environment
due to their intensive energy consumption, carbon emissions, and waste
production during raw material extraction, processing, transportation, and use.
The high energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions associated with glass
production also contribute to environmental burdens, accelerating the search
for sustainable alternative materials in construction. In this context, wood, a
renewable resource, is being reevaluated and its use expanded thanks to
technological developments that improve its physical, mechanical, and optical
properties. Transparent wood, in particular, which has been developed to
enhance its optical properties and provide light transmittance, is attracting
attention as an environmentally friendly building material that can be used as
a substitute for glass.
In this study, 32 academic studies accessed using the keywords
“transparent wood and construction” in the Web of Science database were
examined. The literature review revealed that the studies primarily focused on
the production methods of transparent wood, the development of its mechanical
and optical properties, the degradation processes of the material, and its
energy performance. These findings reveal that transparent wood is an important
alternative that can contribute to the use of sustainable materials in
architecture. The original contribution of this study is that it addresses
existing research on transparent wood from a holistic perspective, evaluating
both current developments and topics that stand out for future research. In
this respect, transparent wood has the potential for wider use in the future as
an environmentally friendly solution in architectural applications.
Furthermore, increased research in this field will contribute to the widespread
use of the material and innovative design applications.
Keywords: Transparent
wood, sustainable building material, energy efficiency, renewable material,
architectural applications.