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Glasgow Harbour development |
Maintenance matters
Published: 03 August, 2007
TRADA senior consultant architect Patrick Hislop RIBA discusses the practical advantages of metal cladding for timber windows
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Timber frame – do not underestimate the value of training for everyone involved |
Delivering excellence
Published: 03 August, 2007
Huel Twist, manager of the frameCHECK team at TRADA Technology, discusses best practice for timber frame construction, based on his presentation at TRADA’s recent In Touch with Timber conference
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Windows must achieve A+ or possibly A ratings as defined in the new Green Guide |
Fighting global warming
Published: 03 August, 2007
Rupert Scott, regulations & codes consultant for TRADA, discusses the Code for Sustainable Homes and what it means for designing in timber
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Hard maple was used for the wall panelling and ceiling grid in Santander Group’s new Madrid headquarters |
Making maple a staple
Published: 01 August, 2007
Maple is an ideal species for flooring, interior joinery and furniture. Michael Buckley of World Hardwoods reports
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The FSC logo is probably the most familiar forest certification brand in the UK |
FSC makes a mark
Published: 01 August, 2007
In the second of a series of articles on the various sustainable timber certification schemes, Rupert Oliver examines the Forest Stewardship Council
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Hemp is harvested after 14 weeks |
Grass roots construction
Published: 01 August, 2007
A special blend of hemp and lime is becoming an increasingly widely accepted eco-alternative to concrete – and especially popular used in conjunction with wood-based construction. Mike Jeffree reports
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One of the main A-frames |
Old and improved
Published: 29 July, 2007
A 400-year-old timber-framed cottage restored after a catastrophic blaze incorporates some hidden fire safety improvement. Mike Jeffree reports
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The site is inspected on a regular basis, in accordance with the fire risk mitigation scheme |
Good housekeeping
Published: 29 July, 2007
Timber frame still has a place in a 1,000-unit development, thanks to a scheme to reduce the risk of fire during construction. Sally Spencer reports
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Datum already has £2.5m worth of orders for the next two quarters |
Lean and green
Published: 29 July, 2007
When Simon and Sandy Bliss set up timber frame company Datum, they decided to break the manufacturing mould. Keren Fallwell reports
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Cladding is proving increasingly popular among architects and building designers |
Outer Beauty
Published: 23 July, 2007
Timber cladding is enjoying a boom in fortunes as architects and specifiers recognise its flexibility, durability and aesthetics. David Castle finds out more
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The Scottish Public Pensions Agency in Galashiels, by RMJM Architects |
It's not unusual
Published: 23 July, 2007
Architect Peter Wilson, director of business development at the Centre for Timber Engineering at Napier University, has been commissioned by the Forestry Commission Scotland to write a book, New Timber Architecture in Scotland. Here he provides a preview of the book, which documents around 70 of the best projects built over the past 10 years
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The Onwin-Lawrence house at Balnafoich, Inverness, features Douglas fir trusses curved at the ridge with slow-grown larch cladding |
Organic buildings
Published: 15 July, 2007
Peter Wilson, director of business development for the Centre for Timber Engineering at Napier University in Edinburgh, reports on the work of Neil Sutherland, an architect who has gone to unusual lengths to achieve his desired effect
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The complex geometry of the pods required a high degree of skill SHEPHERD CONSTRUCTION |
Study in red
Published: 15 July, 2007
American red oak has proved a hit with both staff and pupils at Northampton School for Boys. Lucy Kamall reports
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OSM's design for a show home at Stoke-on-Trent College |
House to haus
Published: 15 July, 2007
German timber house manufacturers are beginning to make their presence felt in the UK. Stephen Powney reports
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One of the pods is lifted into place |
High pods
Published: 13 July, 2007
The challenge was building new penthouse flats on top of a prestigious six-storey London apartment block. The solution was prefabricated, timber-frame pods and a crane. Mike Jeffree reports
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Under the coppiced chestnut tree
Published: 13 July, 2007
Furniture maker Stephen Owen is building a workshop at Cranleigh School, using coppiced chestnut. Will Anderson reports
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UKTFA reveals timber frame growth
Published: 18 June, 2007
Timber's share of the new housing is on the up, as the latest figures show
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TDA hails pre-finished hardwood decking
Published: 18 June, 2007
Decking market gets ready for hardwood surge as Timbmet unveils new pre-finished range
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Cetol BL Opaque was used to finish timber cladding at the centre |
Opaque finish is on song
Published: 18 June, 2007
An opaque timber finish has been used to make a timber-clad building shine out as a beacon to endangered birds
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ODA's Bonfield praises timber progress
Published: 18 June, 2007
The head of the Olympic Development Authority's construction initiatives believes timber companies are ready to take advantage of 2012
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St George’s Roman Catholic Church Hall, Worcester Panton Sargent Ltd |
Wood Awards 2007 nets record entries
Published: 18 June, 2007
Record number of entries for awards that showcase the best in timber construction
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Robust approval
Published: 18 June, 2007
Wolf Systems Ltd’s easi-joist metal web floor system has been given Robust Detail approval
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Baufritz’s carbon positive house was popular with visitors to Grand Designs Live |
Grand Baufritz design
Published: 18 June, 2007
Baufritz’s carbon positive house took centre stage at Grand Designs Live at ExCeL, London
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Maple SupaWall praise
Published: 18 June, 2007
Langley-based Maple Timber Systems has been praised for its work on zero carbon homes and sustainability
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Timber played a major role at BRE’s OFFSITE 2007 exhibition and conference |
Timber catches OFFSITE imagination
Published: 18 June, 2007
Timber played a major role at BRE’s OFFSITE 2007 exhibition and conference in June, with five of the six state-of-the-art sustainable houses in The Big Build showcase using wood-based construction methods
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Timber goes under the hammer
Published: 18 June, 2007
Oak, douglas fir and straw are to be used to build a new auction house for Sworder Fine Art Auctioneers
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The new visitor centre at Cley Richard Osbourne Blue Pearl Photographic |
Marsh centre stars in Architecture Week
Published: 18 June, 2007
A cutting-edge, sustainable visitor centre utilising Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) timber has been completed by LSI Architects in Norfolk
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Timber frame claims trophy
Published: 18 June, 2007
Timber frame manufacturer Frame UK has claimed a top housing award for its work on a development in Cornwall
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Cross-laminated timber triangles at FXB |
Building goes Xtreme
Published: 18 June, 2007
Cross-laminated timber triangles have been used to build a deconstructed Japanese T-House as part of the Festival of Xtreme Building (FXB) in Birmingham
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Levolux supplied a timber solar shading solution at Kew |
Solar solution
Published: 18 June, 2007
Solar shading timber fins have been installed by Levolux at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Cyclists in action at the velodrome |
Baltic pine on track
Published: 18 June, 2007
More than 50,000 linear metres of Baltic pine is being used to replace Manchester Velodrome's world famous cycling track
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The Optima system was used to construct the Lamanna Rise development in five months |
First Step for Optima
Published: 18 June, 2007
Ease of construction and the inclusion of high-quality components were key factors behind First Step Homes’ decision to include Kingspan Off-Site’s Optima system at a development in Cornwall
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TRADA touches down in 2008
Published: 18 June, 2007
TRADA’s In Touch with Timber conference is to become an annual event following the success of this year’s show
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Wimpey’s Oxley Woods development has been designed with the future in mind |
Wimpey opens door to sustainable homes
Published: 18 June, 2007
The first batch of sustainable homes to come out of the partnership between housebuilder George Wimpey and architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) have been unveiled at Oxley Woods, Milton Keynes
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BoKlok claims prize
Published: 18 June, 2007
The company behind the BoKlok timber frame housing development in the north-east has been awarded an architectural award for structural innovation
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The Haigh and Haigh development
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Six-storey timber build
Published: 18 June, 2007
Chandos Timber Engineering has craned the last roofing frames into place as it finishes off the north-west’s first six-storey timber apartment block
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ADG hits landmark
Published: 18 June, 2007
The Architects Design Group (ADG) is set to celebrate the completion of its 1,000th affordable home in the south-west
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The bridge will feature cumaru decking |
Bridge over the River Aire
Published: 18 June, 2007
FSC-certified cumaru timber is to be used to construct a 130-metre long McDowell & Benedetti-designed pedestrian bridge that will “snake” across the River Aire in Yorkshire
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Coillte remains bullish on timber frame
Published: 18 June, 2007
Luxury modular timber frame houses still a possibility, says Coillte
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The therapy centre uses lacquered Spanish timber |
Lacquer therapy at St Johns
Published: 18 June, 2007
Lacquered timber is to be used to offset the “civic scale” of a concrete construction
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£5.6m timber project gets green light
Published: 18 June, 2007
A £5.6m housing development in Coventry is to use timber frame construction to create “high quality and sustainable homes”
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