Despite its near-constant use, the Osborne Demonstration House at the BRE Innovation Park has achieved excellent levels of air permeability using Innovaré's SIPS system

Larkfleet Group is building a demonstration 'green' home to show how a timber frame house is put together

Kingspan Offsite's TEK building system is being used in a affordable housing development to provide high levels of thermal performance - and reduce fuel bills

Sainsbury's new flagship eco store in Dartmouth features a giant glulam structure

Competition in the UK I-joist sector looks like hotting up with the entry of Us timber giant Louisiana-Pacific

Goodwins Timber Frame has blamed the downturn in house building for its decision to close its two factories and cease trading

John Brash & Company's Western red cedar cladding was used to help developer David Wilson Homes secure Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4 on its latest Hampshire development

The Facit building system employs digital technology to produce bespoke houses made from prefabricated timber cassettes. David Castle reports

Wolseley’s new eco-building products showcase is designed to tune the UK in, and turn it on, to sustainable construction. Mike Jeffree reports

The rich tones of American cherry give warmth to interior finishes. David Venables, director, American Hardwood Export Council, Europe, Middle East and India, reports

The difficulties of achieving forest certification in certain regions and growing pressure on importers to eradicate illegal wood are making risk assessment of suppliers an increasingly important tool in timber procurement – and it may become a legal obligation in the EU. Rupert Oliver of Forest Industries Intelligence reports

Peter Barker, head of consultancy at TRADA sister company Chiltern International Fire, discusses the particular fire safety issues posed by heritage buildings