Search Results: 'BRE'

Wood rises on thermals
20 December, 2008
Energy efficiency and sustainability requirements are good news for timber windows. Dareth Daley, NorDan sales and marketing director, reports

NorDan raises volume
22 November, 2008

Countdown to zero
22 November, 2008
Meeting the government's target for zero carbon housing will require a change in thinking and practice, delegates at TTJ's Wood Futures – Countdown to Zero conference heard

A modern twist
11 October, 2008
Last month’s IWSc conference demonstrated how modern technology is being used in both traditional and contemporary timber construction

An addition to the armoury
11 October, 2008

Super aims
27 September, 2008
Five hundred Super E timber frame homes have been completed in the UK, but the programme is aiming higher still

Triumphs in tulipwood
13 September, 2008
An under-appreciated hardwood will take centre stage at this year’s TTJ Awards

WPA branches into modified wood
05 September, 2008

Pick and mix procurement
30 August, 2008

Hard core
16 August, 2008
Peter Wilson, architect and director of business development at Napier University’s Centre for Timber Engineering, explores the growing interest in modified timber

Games on
07 June, 2008
TRADA’s In Touch with Timber conference highlighted opportunities and obstacles for timber’s use at the 2012 London Olympics

Heading up
07 June, 2008
Hugh Mansfield-Williams, technical manager of the Engineering & Product Services Division of TRADA Technology Ltd, looks to the future of multi-storey timber frame buildings

A closed case
07 June, 2008
The Code for Sustainable Homes is billed as good news for timber building, but Chris Gaze, associate director at the BRE, contends it may not be so good for open panel systems

Responsibility breeds content
07 June, 2008
Camilla Hair of SCA Timber Supply talks to the BRE about corporate responsibility benchmarks of the future, beyond timber certification

Deep impact
07 June, 2008
Companies from across the timber industry spectrum have a vested interest in the fortunes of the timber frame construction sector

New window of opportunity
10 May, 2008