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Workmen taking a break on a bright, timber-walled construction site.

Send us your thoughts on the RICS’ new standard for carbon measurement

by Matt Milton|23 March 2323 March 23|Sustainability

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) will be publishing a new edition of its Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) guidance. They are now seeking feedback on the current draft. What will the new WLCA guidance achieve? Created by RICS in consultation with internationally recognised construction-industry bodies, they anticipate the...

How to minimise fire risks during construction

by Matt Milton|21 March 2323 March 23|Build, Design

Are your timber projects as safe as they can possibly be while they are onsite? That’s when they are at their most vulnerable, as many fire protection measures aren’t necessarily in place yet. The new Timber Fire Safety webite - timberfiresafety.org - contains a wealth of essential information about ensuring...

Seek out timber alternatives to battle supply chain blues

by Jennie Ward|16 March 2321 February 23|Build, Supply

Many in the industry are looking for alternative timber solutions to keep construction projects moving. John Dowd, Category Director – Specialist Products at International Timber, identifies several alternative species that could help. Market volatility post-Covid and as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made it difficult for...

Learn about timber and fire safety in free online webinar

by Liam Macandrew|13 March 2314 March 23|Build, Design

Gain insight into the principles of fire safety when designing and constructing timber buildings from the creators of our latest resource, https://timberfiresafety.org, in a free online webinar from 1-2pm, Friday 31 March 2023. With this comprehensive new fire safety website, Fire Safety. Wood in Construction, now online, Timber Development UK,...

Timber and fire safety | Learn about our new resource

by Liam Macandrew|13 March 2321 March 23

Gain insight into the principles of fire safety when designing and construction timber buildings from the creators of our latest resource, https://timberfiresafety.org. About this event On 1 March, the timber industry (Swedish Wood, Timber Development UK, and Structural Timber Association) launched a comprehensive new fire safety website: Fire Safety. Wood...

After the rain: a flood-proof riverside home

by Matt Milton|11 March 2322 March 23|Design

How a changing riverside landscape became a test bed for forward-thinking modular design. Designed by Knox Bhavan architects, March House was built using a prefabricated OSB cassette system which not only minimized use of steel and concrete but was, impressively, also made without any structural solid timber: the OSB cassettes...

European oak adds warmth to Cambridge library

by Jennie Ward|02 March 2321 February 23|Build, Supply

More than £300,000 of European Oak timber was used to create the new Magdalene College Library in Cambridge. TDUK spoke to timber supplier James Latham to find out more. From Niall McLaughlin Architects’ initial sketches through to the delivery, fabrication and installation of engineered timber components, the new Magdalene College...

Low carbon can be low cost

by Matt Milton|24 February 2323 February 23|Design

Carver Haggard keep things simple for an award-winning retrofit. The refurb and extension of 198CAL - an arts centre in South London – demonstrates that low-carbon solutions do not have to be expensive. TDUK members Carver Haggard picked up a RIBA Isometric drawing of 198CAL. Key: 1=Gallery, 2=Kitchen, 3=Archive, 4=Office,...

A practice that puts sustainability at the heart of everything

by Matt Milton|09 February 2316 February 23|Build, Design, Sustainability

Designing buildings that work for people and planet - that is Architype's ethos. This pioneering architecture practice - and TDUK member - has always championed sustainability. From its early days of self-build houses in the 1990s to its major Passivhaus projects today, Architype has thought long and hard about the...

A roof deck on top of the newly renovated Clifford's Tower

New lease of life for Clifford’s Tower

by Jennie Ward|08 February 2315 February 23|Build, Supply

Soaring timber columns create an impressive structure as part of the newly restored Clifford’s Tower in York, which was shortlisted for a 2022 Wood Award. © Dirk LindnerTimber columns support the roof deck at Clifford Tower Clifford’s Tower, once the keep of York Castle, is a scheduled monument perched on...

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