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Meet the Wood Awards judges
by Bryony Bodimeade|19 May 23|Design
There are now 5 weeks left to enter the Wood Awards - and have your work seen by a stellar panel of judges including architects Jim Greaves and Kirsten Haggart, Max Fordham director Neil Smith, design critic Corinne Julius and designer-maker Sebastian Cox. The independent panel assess all submitted entries...
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Regreening an unloved site
by Bryony Bodimeade|01 May 23|Design
Hayhurst & Co have created a verdant, light-filled CLT home that uses space to maximal effect. Commissioned by the clients to design a fun and exciting home for their young family, London-based architects Hayhurst & Co drew on the greenery and natural history of the site to create a re-imagined,...
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A water tower with a heart of wood
by Bryony Bodimeade|28 April 23|Design
In this reuse project by Tonkin Liu, a dilapidated water tower is transformed into an enchanting home by stabilizing the delicate steel frame with a strong timber core. Image © Dennis Pedersen: the renovated tower stands proudly overlooking the fields. The steel-framed water tower, which had originally been used on...
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designtimber
Watch our webinar series on inspiring timber projects from across the UK
by Bryony Bodimeade|24 April 23|Design, Sustainability
Timber Development UK is presenting an ongoing series of hour-long talks exploring inspiring timber buildings and products selected from the winners and shortlist from the Wood Awards 2022. Here is a round up of the first four talks in the designTimber series, which you can catch up on below. The...
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Accoya fenders
Can Accoya wood survive 2 years in the Thames?
by Bryony Bodimeade|17 April 23|Build, Design
The moment of truth: stripping backthe surface moss and slime to revealwell-preserved Accoya wood Spoiler alert: yes it can. Accoya is timber that has been modified by a process called ‘acetylation’, which increases its durability, allowing it to resist rot and defy the elements. In 2020, the Environment Agency tested...
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Recycled Glulam
Can old timber be reincarnated…as glulam?
by Bryony Bodimeade|04 April 23|Build, Design
We all know that timber is a sustainable, biodegradable material. And we’ve all heard of things being made from reclaimed wood. But can we go further still? Could timber from old buildings have a second life – transformed into a structural timber product and reused? Simple Works are London-based structural...
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designtimber
designTimber: Introducing a new series of Wood Awards project talks
by Bryony Bodimeade|13 February 23|Design, Sustainability
After the success of the first series of designTimber webinars in 2022, we are pleased to announce a second edition. Timber Development UK will host a series of webinars, running monthly, about timber buildings and furniture selected from the 2022 Wood Awards winners and shortlist. The lunchtime talks will be...
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Chobham from Edward Williams © Agnese Sanvito housing
How do you turn an infill car park into beautiful housing?
by Bryony Bodimeade|31 January 23|Build, Design
Edward Williams Architects’ first CLT project has transformed an underused car park into a welcoming mews-style development. Directors Laura Carrara-Cagni and Edward Williams explain how they went about it. A stylish landscaped housing scheme now sits on what was once a World War II bomb site. This is Stratford Courtyard...
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R&D tax claim
Are you making the most of R&D tax claims?
by Bryony Bodimeade|24 January 23|Build, Design, Supply
You could be sitting on some useful tax perks that you’re unaware of. Learn more about what the criteria are and how your projects might qualify. Research and Development (R&D) tax reliefs support companies that work on innovative projects in science and technology. The words “science and technology” might put...
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Climate response retrofit
Getting into the details of retrofit in a timber frame
by Bryony Bodimeade|16 December 22|Design, Education
In the fourth and final webinar of the #TDChallenge23 series, three retrofit experts got into the nitty gritty of detailing for timber frame buildings. Gervase Mangwana, Florence Collier and Beth Williams spoke about airtightness and moisture, M&E ventilation, and structural considerations. After presenting at last week’s talk on the AECB...
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