BCI joists from Boise Cascade have been chosen to form the walls and roof construction of a house in Ireland designed to meet the PassivHaus standard.

Modified MDF panels could be brought to market within two to three years, according to Coillte Panel Products and Titan Wood

The once humble garden building is being reinvented in state-of-the-art engineered timber. Mike Jeffree reports

When the economic upturn comes and the urgent need for fast, sustainable building becomes even more critical, timber frame looks set to be the number one choice. Liz Male, of the UK Timber Frame Association, reports

Wood finish and paint suppliers say specifiers should not avoid their products on environmental grounds. Mike Jeffree reports

The Timber Trade Federation has relaunched its environmental due diligence tool, the Responsible Purchasing Policy, complete with a new logo. TTF chief executive John White explains why

The St John Fisher School pushes the UK boundaries for prefabricated cross-laminated timber building. Mike Jeffree reports

Squeezed out over centuries by other materials, timber is now making serious forays back into urban construction. A recent example is Berwick-upon-Tweed’s new Workspace development. Peter Wilson, architect and director of business development for the Centre for Timber Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University, reports

BSW Timber has launched a new timber construction system, the simplicity of which has caught the eye of the housing minister. Sally Spencer reports

You might not expect a sawmiller to opt for avant-garde architecture, but Mayr-Melnhof has done just that – in glulam. Stephen Powney reports