Search Results: 'BRE'

TTF joins Green Building Council
21 December, 2007

Timber supplement distributed with The Times
28 November, 2007

Cedar cladding achieves A+ rating
19 November, 2007

Hardwood club widens membership rules
13 October, 2007

Minister to speak at TTJ's Wood Futures conference
09 October, 2007

Pinewood welcomes minister’s development plans
08 October, 2007

Potton unveils timber self-build "Lighthouse"
29 September, 2007

Stewart Milne posts record results
25 September, 2007

Wolf's easi-joist gains further approval
08 August, 2007

Wood Window Alliance gathers strength for big push
21 July, 2007

Off-site tours to promote MMC
04 July, 2007
Buildoffsite is to host a series of fact-finding tours to further promote the use of modern methods of construction (MMC) and off-site manufacturing in the UK.

BRE first for timber
22 June, 2007
Pinewood Structures said it is the first timber frame manufacturer to be awarded the BRE's Green Guide rating for its roofs, walls and floors.

New alliance to promote benefits of wood windows
26 May, 2007
A new “alliance” of timber window manufacturers is being formed to bring the industry together and promote the benefits of wood windows.

Timber windows offer 21st century solution
26 May, 2007
An audience of specifiers, contractors and architects attended the British Woodworking Federation's (BWF) 21st Century Timber Windows Conference in London last week.

Timber-based carbon neutral home unveiled
18 April, 2007
Kingspan Off-Site is to unveil its zero carbon Lighthouse home, which it claims is the first housing design to attain a level six rating under the government's Code for Sustainable Homes.

Timber chosen for model carbon neutral school
10 April, 2007
A carbon neutral mini-school is to be constructed from solid laminated panels made from recycled wood to show how sustainable materials could be used in the future.

Accoya acetylised wood in UK market this summer
02 April, 2007
The Titan Wood plant in Arnhem in the Netherlands has started up full-scale of the acetylisation-modified timber Accoya and the first commercial shipments are now due in the UK in June.

Architects alerted to high-performance timber windows
02 April, 2007
The British Woodworking Federation is running a conference to alert architects to the sustainability credentials of timber windows.

Chain of custody will be key to Oympics
31 March, 2007
The battle to make timber a key component in construction work for the 2012 London Olympics will be tough. If suppliers cannot provide technical back-up, meet strict deadlines and offer cast-iron chain of custody, they will not get the business.

BRE embarks on new chapter
19 March, 2007
A new chief executive has been appointed to head the Building Research Establishment (BRE) as the organisation sets out on a new phase of growth and expansion.