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 ...

Using full-color photos, detailed drawings, and clear step-by-step instructions, Learn to Timber Frame (Storey Publishing, 2016) is a guidebook for beginners, showing exactly how to build one small ...

An architectural technologist from Aberdeen has trialled different insulation methods for his low carbon home Ian MacDonald is trialling different insulation types on a 300m² timber frame home which ...

With timber frame construction expected to continue growing in popularity, it’s critical that any building made from the material is adequately protected against the spread of fire. Here, cavity ...

Mass-timber-frame enthusiasts extoll the virtues of the structural material not only because it is renewable but also because building with timber is typically speedier, safer, simpler and quieter ...

A fire that ravaged a timber-frame building in Edinburgh last month was the latest in a series of similar incidents that have blighted the industry over the past few years. Thomas Lane examines what ...

Foto: FMI Fachverband Mineralwolleindustrie e.V. Many of the advantages of wood, including load-bearing capacity, availability of raw materials, climate neutrality and building physics coincide with ...