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Figure 24. A high internal floor level avoids the need for plinth insulation.
Non-structural plinth
If the structural frame is set away from (inside) the walls of the building, as may be the case
in a large building with either a steel, glulam or hardwood structural frame (see Chapter
13, page 156 ), the plinth no longer has to take the load of the roof and only has to take the
load of the (relatively lightweight) timber frame and hempcrete, which permits a greater
choice of materials for use within its design (as shown in Figure 25).