Retrofit

by Jennie Ward|01 September 2305 September 23|Supply

Here, we take an in-depth look at Clear-Faced Douglas Fir Decorative Plywood, available in the UK from DHH Panel Products. Canadian Clear-Faced Douglas Fir is a decorative plywood that’s full of character and flair, and often chosen for its distinctive appearance. Its matured, sophisticated face, combined with a wild orange...

University Design Challenge 2023 Magazine

by TDUK|24 August 2324 August 23|Education

Featuring details of the winning and selected entry designs, student learnings and feedback from the University Design Challenge 2023: Climate Responsive Retrofit

Read the new issue of Designing Timber – out now

by Matt Milton|24 July 2324 July 23|Design

Packed with inspiring stories of stylish timber buildings, the new Designing Timber magazine is out now. For all the latest timber news, building case studies and valuable CPD, look no further than our informative new issue. One of the Osnaburgh Pavilions, a honeycomb-like gridshell structure created by Xylotek An essential...

Street scene showing the corner of the Technique Building, where the lower front building meets the higher back.

Moving on up: timber takes Technique Building to new heights

by Matt Milton|14 July 2325 July 23|Design

How did mass timber add extra floors - and a whole lot of flair - to the Technique Building? We catch up with Andy Heyne, of structural engineers Heyne Tillett Steel, to find out all the details. The building at 132 Goswell Road has been many things. Once it was...

Water Tower

by Bryony Bodimeade|01 February 2320 September 23|Design

In this retrofit project by Tonkin Liu, a steel-framed water tower has undergone a dramatic transformation to become a part-time residence for photographer Dennis Pedersen and his family.

Getting into the details of retrofit in a timber frame

by Bryony Bodimeade|16 December 2206 February 23|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...

Knowledge sharing panel on AECB Retrofit

by Bryony Bodimeade|14 December 2216 March 23|Design, Education

In partnership with AECB, BE-ST, Edinburgh Napier University, NMITE and Passivhaus Trust, TDUK has programmed a series of webinars on climate responsive retrofit to support the 2023 university challenge. The challenge asks interdisciplinary teams to form to design, engineer and cost a retrofit scheme for an existing timber frame building...

The ins and outs of the EnerPHit retrofit standard

by Bryony Bodimeade|06 December 2216 March 23|Design, Education

In the second #TDChallenge23 webinar, three professionals working at the forefront of retrofit in the UK provided a closer look at the EnerPHit standard. EnerPhit is a passive house standard specifically intended for existing building projects. To learn more about what it is and how to do it, we heard...

In it together – a panel on climate responsive retrofit

by Bryony Bodimeade|22 November 2203 July 23|Design, Education

With presentations by three leading retrofit advocates, a recent webinar hosted by TDUK University Design Challenge 2023 offered insights into climate-responsive retrofit from the perspectives of an architect, engineer and landscape architect. Despite its critical importance, retrofit is not, yet, common practice – and is likely to be one of...

Wood & Retrofit: Good for the climate

by TDUK|21 September 2117 October 22|Build, Supply

Wood plays many roles in the fight against climate change. Energy-efficient timber windows and doors can help reduce energy loss. Using a sub-floor base panel below any flooring being renewed will help to keep heat in and draughts out. Wood fibre insulation has the advantage of breathability, reducing humidity and...

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