Structural Timber News

At the end of 2019 Mark Farmer accepted a new role as the independent champion for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). His mission, to modernise housing delivery, has seen him become a major figure in the offsite sector. As part...

Rarely does an event get such overwhelmingly positive feedback in its launch year but Offsite Expo 2019 certainly exceeded expectations. The commendations for this event were universal – visitors, sponsors, speakers and exhibitors all...

Construction 2025, the joint government and industry strategy, outlines some extremely ambitious targets for the UK construction sector Within the next five years both construction-related emissions and project delivery times must be halved, while...

The architect behind plans for a timber stadium for football team Forest Green Rovers has made the case for using the material because of its environmental and aesthetic properties. The stadium’s superstructure will be “97 per cent”...

Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has appointed 11 new members to its governance board, reflecting the increasing appetite for collaboration across the construction industry Six women were among the 11 new CSIC board additions, with...

In the first of our new opinion columns to wrap up each issue, we hear from Jeremy English, GB and Ireland Sales Director, Södra Wood Ltd. Unfortunately, many people still think that cutting down trees can...

The site of the former Hermon Baptist Church in Inglefield Street, Govanhill, is to become home to 49 flats, thanks to Glasgow Housing Association (GHA), part of Wheatley Group, and contractor, CCG. Consisting of one and two-bedroom apartments...

The Red Kite Academy provides an inclusive and welcoming environment for a hundred pupils with additional educational needs and has been designed using i-SIPS – a BBA-approved structural insulated panel...

As the UK faces a new relationship with the EU, there are many things in the industry which will need some consideration. Niresh Somlie, Principal Technical Officer at BM TRADA explains how CE marking will...

The nine-storey building, which sits next to Lake Mälaren in Västerås, uses mechanical joints with screws throughout, so it can be taken apart at the end of its life and its materials recycled The housing block, designed by CF Møller, has an...

Mass timber can help us tackle the climate emergency safely and we cannot afford to ignore it, says Maribel Manticon Following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in 2017 structural timber, along with all combustible materials, has been banned in the...

Commissioned to reduce energy consumption and eradicate local fuel poverty, Callaughtons Ash is a £2million housing development for South Shropshire Housing Association using timber frame and a...

Technology is taking timber into new architectural and engineering territory. Peter Wilson, architect and Director of Timber Design Initiatives, highlights some recent developments that may have huge...