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Timber frame has adapted easily to changes in acoustic requirements |
Avoiding site frights
Published: 13 April, 2006
TRADA frameCHECK consultant Robin Lancashire discusses common problems that occur on site and how to avoid them
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Timber elements should only be exposed, treated or replaced if there is good reason |
Coming of age
Published: 13 April, 2006
Timbers in old, derelict buildings do not necessarily need to be replaced. TRADA Technology consultant Dr John Williams explains how to assess old timbers in situ and how best to preserve them
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Kingspan TEK is supplying 550 units for the Lovell Partnership in Beswick, Manchester |
Many a SIP
Published: 13 April, 2006
SIPs are being heralded as the next generation of timber building systems, principally because of their thermal performance. Stephen Powney reports on this emerging technology
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Producers of softwood lumber, OSB and MDF in the UK, Ireland, Sweden and Finland offer UK distributors FSC- or PEFC-certified product without a price premium |
Sourcing certified forest products
Published: 13 April, 2006
Independently-certified wood products are increasingly in demand in the UK, notably for government construction projects, but sourcing them isn’t always straightforward. Rupert Oliver of Forest Industries Intelligence reports
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Lloyds Timber Frame produces a wide range of timber frame housing styles |
In the zone
Published: 13 April, 2006
It’s a sign of the sustainable times in UK construction that a specific “Timber Zone” makes its first appearance at the Interbuild exhibition in the NEC this year
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JJ Smith’s open day attracted 110 visitors – a reflection of growing demand for timber frame |
Tuning in to technology
Published: 13 April, 2006
Timber frame companies are tooling up to keep pace with demand, as Mike Jeffree discovered at a machine supplier’s open day
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One of Hartwood’s garage buildings |
Do it ourselves
Published: 13 April, 2006
Makita claims its power tools make life easier for increasingly busy oak framed building producers. So our man Stephen Powney went to try them out at Hartwood Oak
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CTE’s research aims to take account of industry needs |
Sprucing up UK timber
Published: 13 April, 2006
The Centre for Timber Engineering is dedicated to helping the UK wood industry make the most of its opportunities in construction. Sally Spencer reports
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The Woodland Enterprise Centre is a prime example of the possibilities of building with locally-sourced timber |
Wood from the hood
Published: 13 April, 2006
Using locally-sourced material excited the passions of building professionals gathered for a seminar in a Sussex wood. David Castle was there
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Willersley Farm House – timber clad barn style newbuild on the site of an existing farm |
Gearing up for growth
Published: 13 April, 2006
Taylor Lane has seen the future in timber frame – and it’s automated hi-tech. Martin Pearce reports
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The frame is Douglas fir, used in its green form to take advantage of the pegged joints tightening as the timbers dry |
Time to go home-grown
Published: 13 April, 2006
Peter Wilson, architect and director of business development at the Centre for Timber Engineering at Napier University, reports on the new headquarters for the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club
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Lime render is used on some of the exteriors |
Crowd puller
Published: 13 April, 2006
Timber is at the heart of an eco-housing project in Shropshire – and what’s more, it is sourced locally. Keren Fallwell reports
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The Core’s glulam frame has two planes that create an arching double spiral. The geometry was based on the Fibonacci sequence |
Sticking to core principles
Published: 13 April, 2006
What do you get when glulam beams meet the Fibonacci sequence? Mick Whitworth visited the Eden Project to find out
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The Wood Awards judges were impressed with the inventive use of timber throughout the building and the way old and new material was juxtaposed |
The heart of the matter
Published: 13 April, 2006
Simon Conder’s conversion of a Northamptonshire barn has won him accolades and Wood Awards Gold. Keren Fallwell reports
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Glulam provides the frame for the environmentally- sustainable building
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Natural history lesson
Published: 13 April, 2006
A new building in north-east London blends cutting edge, sustainable construction
and design that visually contrasts, but philosophically complements its historic surroundings. Will Anderson reports
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Timber frame cassettes will be used for the Bromford Housing Group development |
Different shades of green
Published: 13 April, 2006
A multiple occupancy housing and apartment development in Wolverhampton is all about sustainability made simple. Mike Jeffree and Jay Merrick report
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The SmartLIFE Centre incorporates lecture rooms, offices and a visitor centre |
Startlingly smart
Published: 13 April, 2006
The SmartLIFE Centre in Cambridge will be an inspiration for modern methods of construction generally and timber building in particular. Mike Jeffree reports
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