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Softwood imports remain resilient despite mixed Q1 market performance
by Jennie Ward|08 June 26|Build, Statistics, Supply
Softwood import volumes remained marginally ahead of the same period last year during the first quarter of 2026, despite continued pressure across parts of the UK timber and panel products market, according to the latest Timber Development UK market statistics. The combined import volumes of the main timber and panel...
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Embodied Carbon Data for Timber Products
by TDUK|04 March 26|Design, Sustainability
Although timber is classed as a low embodied carbon construction material, different timber products will have different embodied carbon values depending on the energy inputs during processing and transportation.
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Howden Hall Road
by Matt Milton|03 October 25|Design
This retrofit and extension project has doubled the useable floor space, improving form and functionality, while the overall energy consumption has dropped significantly.
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The Little Big House: an accessible MMC home
by Matt Milton|15 November 24|Design
Using a prefabricated timber cassette system, Knox Bhavan architects have created an energy-efficient home that addresses the specific physical needs of a client who is paralysed from the shoulders down. Image © Edmund Sumner  The low-lying T-shaped arrangement of the house was carefully developed through close consultation between architect and...
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Egger UK launches OSB
Egger UK launches OSB T&G roofing boards
by Jennie Ward|23 October 24|Supply
EGGER UK has launched its new OSB T&G Roofing Board, a lightweight and easy-to-install product for use in flat roof construction. EGGER OSB T&G Roofing boards offer housebuilders and local authorities a durable, easy-to-install and sustainable solution for flat roof applications. With BBA certification, the roofing boards can be used...
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Peaks Barn, under construction.
WikiHouse – a new way to do modular timber construction
by Matt Milton|26 May 24|Design
The WikiHouse system brings MMC capabilities to designers and contractors who didn't think they had the resources for it. WikiHouse CEO Alastair Parvin explains just how easy this system is to procure and put together. "We describe it as a bit like Lego but for buildings," Alastair says. “WikiHouse gives...
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Woodlands Nursery
How much do you know about SIPS (Structural Insulated Panels)?
by Matt Milton|26 January 24|Design
SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) are prefabricated, high-performance, lightweight building panels. They're an excellent system to use in walls and roofs for residential and commercial buildings. Made by laminating high-density facings to an insulating foam core, their strong structural bonds allow them to bear considerable loads with reduced studding. The many...
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Know your wood – OSB
by Matt Milton|24 February 23|Design
Each issue, we take a look at a particular wood species or wood product. This time it’s the turn of OSB, as we look at the past, present and future of this environmentally friendly strand-based engineered board. What exactly is OSB? Oriented strand board is a composite engineered wood panel...
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