Thirty-four 26m-long glulam beams are creating the frame for Bournville College’s iconic new £66m building.

An architect who launched into contemporary micro timber buildings and has won three awards for his designs says the difficult economic climate has meant he is still waiting for his first contract.

The New Victory Hall in Neatishead, Norfolk, will be among the 12 projects to be showcased at Campaign to Protect Rural England's (CPRE) Green Buildings in Norfolk Open Days event, held from 23-26 September 2010.

Glulam is being used extensively in the construction of a nature reserve’s new £8.6m floating visitor centre near Preston.

Structural insulated panel manufacturer McVeigh Insulations is involved in a project to build one of the UK’s most sustainable schools in Liverpool.

A new timber visitor centre being built for Forestry Commission Scotland at Glentress Forest will be “the jewel in the crown” of the Borders.

A development involving the first zero carbon home to be built in Wales has been launched by the Welsh minister for environment, sustainability and housing Jane Davidson.

Architect Michael Katz and artist Janet Corne have designed an affordable prefab home called ‘L41 Home’ in Vancouver, Canada, featuring cross-laminated timber (CLT) walls made from wood killed by the pine beetle.

Timber frame manufacturer Mactaggart & Mickel Timber Systems has secured two new contracts to deliver its one-stop-shop building solution. 

English Heritage Buildings has won a prestigious Sussex Heritage Trust Award for its design and construction of a new oak frame shop at Pashley Manor in Ticehurst, East Sussex.