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...

How to take care of your timber when it’s onsite

by Matt Milton|01 March 2306 March 23|Design

Make sure all that lovely timber stays in tip-top condition after delivery. Here is a guide to storing your timber properly – preventing any compromises in its integrity and performance. There are many problems that can result from poor storage of timber onsite. Increased wetting of the timber, for example,...

What lies ahead: the timber industry speaks out

by Jennie Ward|10 January 2321 February 23|Statistics, Supply

With an uncertain economic future ahead, we asked timber industry suppliers how they were preparing for the challenges of 2023. Here’s what they said. Paul Pennick, MKM Building Supplies Encourage more engagement with timber Paul Pennick, Timber Product Manager, MKM Building Supplies, says: “Our focus as we move into 2023 is,...

Make it a quality year for battens

by Jennie Ward|14 December 2206 February 23|Build, Supply

An industry working group is raising awareness of the risks caused by the sale and use of substandard roofing battens. Shaun Revill, Trading Director at SR Timber, talks to TDUK about why these products have begun to creep into the UK market, and what we can do to stop it....

New courses promote timber technology

by Jennie Ward|06 December 2221 February 23|Education, Supply, Sustainability

A new series of Timber Technology Engineering Design courses are being launched, following a successful pilot, to encourage built environment professionals to embrace designing with timber and build net zero structures. The Timber TED courses have been developed by the New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering (NMITE), in...

Standards matter when selling roofing battens

by Jennie Ward|31 October 2216 March 23|Build

Roofing battens are a safety critical building material subject to strict grading and quality requirements. Timber Development UK CEO David Hopkins explains why it’s so important to stick to the quality standards when selling, specifying and purchasing these products. Roofing battens are the strips of wood that you will find...

After the rain: a flood-proof riverside home

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