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The UKTFA has launched several initiatives to protect building sites from arson and accidental fire |
Seeing through the media smoke
The UK Timber Frame Association is addressing site safety concerns in the wake of recent fires on timber frame building sites. Chairman Geoff Arnold explains
Published: 03 November, 2010
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Figure 1: estimated percentage of GHG emissions for different stages in the construction life cycle |
Carbon counting
TRADA Technology research officer Miles Brown argues that timber can play a significant role in helping the government reach its energy targets
Published: 03 November, 2010
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The timescale of weathering can be somewhat unpredictable |
Surface treatment
TRADA Technology’s senior technical consultant and surface defacement specialist Peter Kaczmar discusses the interim results of a TRADA research project into the causes of discolouration of external cladding
Published: 03 November, 2010
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Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre by Gareth Hoskins Architects |
Preaching the cladding gospel
A new ‘bible’ for designing external timber cladding Designing the Timber Façade, will be available soon. Peter Wilson reports
Published: 03 November, 2010
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Mike Cook is the new TRADA chairman |
Constructing a new vision
TRADA aims to reshape and reinvent the timber industry’s relationship with the construction sector. Mike Jeffree reports
Published: 03 November, 2010
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Matteo Thun's red oak beacons in Milan |
Best footprint forward
Assessment of American oak’s carbon footprint will prove an invaluable specification and marketing tool, writes American Hardwood Export Council European director David Venables
Published: 03 November, 2010
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Osmose's Micronised treated timber decking |
Fresh look at treatments
Timber treatment companies are injecting new interest into the outdoor timber market by developing technology that gives wood a “clear more natural finish”. Stephen Powney reports
Published: 03 November, 2010
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A Wolmanit Firestop treatment plant |
Tempered in the fire
Fire retardants are becoming increasingly tailored to perform specific functions in different areas of construction. Mike Jeffree reports
Published: 03 November, 2010
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Tackling a hot topic
Greater use of wood in construction and new regulation are making a fire retardant specification the issue of the day. Mike Jeffree reports
Published: 03 November, 2010
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Specifying timber windows is given weight by the latest research that demonstrates a longer service life and lower whole life costs |
Made to last a lifetime
New research reveals that timber windows have a service life of at least 60 years. Lauren Wyper reports
Published: 03 November, 2010
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Clifton Joinery supplies high-end contracts throughout the UK |
Form and function
Timber windows are technically-sophisticated products that will, literally, last a lifetime. Keren Fallwell reports
Published: 03 November, 2010
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The bird hide was designed by HaysomWardMiller Architects and built by ModularUK |
Off-site is on song
Steve Wightman, managing director of ModularUK, explains how combining the use of timber with an off-site construction approach helped keep the birds happy at Rainham Marshes
Published: 03 November, 2010
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The curved roof, which features traditional 'fanyu' structural elements, maximises the efficiency of the PV panels |
Putting building out to grass
An ultra renewable material could provide a global construction solution, says Professor Hongwei Tan of China’s Tongji University
Published: 03 November, 2010
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The shingle-clad music room sits at the front of the house, set against the glass rainscreen on the main facade |
Resounding winner
It’s green, lean and a great place for tickling the ivories. A prize-winning private house in Cambridge puts in an all round performance. Mike Jeffree reports
Published: 03 November, 2010
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The award winning concept has created a lot of interest |
Desirable dwellings
An architect's vision of low-cost contemporary small timber homes has already resulted in a handful of awards; now he's looking to see the concept translate into reality. Stephen Powney reports
Published: 03 November, 2010
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Fiscavaig on the Isle of Skye |
Timber steals the Saltire show
A timber housing project on the Isle of Skye was the outright winner at the Saltire Trust Housing Awards. Peter Wilson, architect and director of the Wood Studio at Edinburgh Napier University’s Forest Products Research Institute, reports
Published: 02 November, 2010
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