Stewart Milne Group is to use its timber frame technology to build a demonstration house that meets level 5 under the new Code for Sustainable Homes. The house will be built at the BRE Innovation Park ...

Timber frame houses need a layer of external cladding to protect them from moisture, ideally with a ventilated cavity. As mentioned above, timber-framed houses can be clad with a wide range of ...

Fuelled by the need to build quickly and to increasingly tight sustainability standards, the market for timber frame and mass timber construction is growing rapidly. This detailed guide covers many of ...

Discover the best eco-friendly construction materials — bamboo, hempcrete, mass timber and more. Compare carbon footprint, ...

Cladding is a sought-after solution on renovation and extension projects across the UK. But with composite and timber both popular options, how do they actually compare? Both types of cladding have ...

Fire safety has become one of the defining challenges for the modern construction industry. As building regulations evolve, the pressure on developers, architects, and contractors to specify materials ...

Product specification guide: advances in treatment and preservation are increasing timber’s sustainability Increasingly timber is being specified as a rainscreen cladding system for external walls. It ...

The curvilinear form of the building is constructed from a framework of prefabricated glulam beams. The beams are supported on a lightweight steel structure below the first-floor slab, which itself is ...

Engineered timber products such as cross-laminated timber must be exempt from the UK government's ban on combustible cladding materials, as they are essential in the global battle against climate ...