Timber frame construction sites should not be any more prone to serious fires than projects using ‘conventional’ materials, say Peter Jackman and Chris Houchen. Following investigations into the ...

Using timber to build houses is relatively new here, so you may be in trouble if the man on the site putting timber-frame kits… Using timber to build houses is relatively new here, so you may be in ...

LivingBoard P7 is the strongest wood-based material in the Pfleiderer product portfolio. NWS Natural Wood Solutions GmbH, a supplier of industrial halls, often uses this board in timber frame ...

Many of the advantages of wood, including load-bearing capacity, availability of raw materials, climate neutrality and building physics coincide with those of mineral wool, i.e. glass wool and rock ...

Homepage lifestyle Building a timber frame house versus the more typical, concrete block method Thinking of building a house? The advantages of building a timber frame house over the more standard ...

Among the many breakthroughs in building materials and home construction, structural insulated panels (SIPs) are one of the best. SIPs are rigid foam sandwiched between factory-bonded oriented strand ...

Ziegler, one of Europe’s largest sawmills, moved into its new company headquarters last year situated on a clearing in Plössberg in the Upper Palatinate. Brückner & Brückner Architekten from ...

Despite Ikea's involvement in the development of modern flatpack housing, you won't need an Allen key for assembly; you won't even have to put it together yourself. After the Swedish company ...

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