Opportunities Hub: Enter the contests that get you noticed27 March 2025IntelligenceLatest: Parade float designLatest: Parade float designRegion: United KingdomMore: Architecture competitionsOpportunitiesContractsJulie ButterworthProcurement and contractsFrameworks
Will there be enough sustainable timber to go round?16 December 2024IntelligenceAs the construction sector turns increasingly to timber to achieve net zero, forestry may be unable to keep paceAs the construction sector turns increasingly to timber to achieve net zero, forestry may be unable to keep paceRegion: United KingdomMore: Sustainable architectureTimber constructionWaugh ThistletonStephen CousinsDesign construction & technologyCross-laminated timberLaminated veneer lumber
Breaking timber in Denmark: How, why and what next27 November 2024IntelligenceThe motivations and issues of designing in timberThe motivations and issues of designing in timberRegion: EuropeMore: Design construction & technologyCF MøllerJohn JervisSustainable architectureDenmarkStructural timberRob MarshCOP29Bio-based constructionTimberCLT
Is Paris’s Wood Up a template for future timber housing projects?3 January 2025BuildingsLAN Architecture’s 16-storey tower, Wood Up, is the tallest timber building in FranceLAN Architecture’s 16-storey tower, Wood Up, is the tallest timber building in FranceRegion: EuropeMore: LAN ArchitectureParisTimber constructionHousingDesign construction & technologyBio-based constructionCLT
Mass timber construction joins the conservation sector4 November 2022ProductsMass timber insertion is part of Walworth Town Hall restorationMass timber insertion is part of Walworth Town Hall restorationRegion: LondonMore: Feix & MerlinWalworthSouthwarkEnglish HeritageConservation & heritageTimberTimber constructionJan-Carlos Kucharek
Global policies on timber in construction should inform UK approach15 February 2024ProductsEurope, Scandinavia and the USA provide key lessonsEurope, Scandinavia and the USA provide key lessonsRegion: United KingdomMore: Waugh Thistleton ArchitectsSustainable architectureClimate emergencyClimate actionDesign construction & technologyResearchStephen Cousins
Demystifying beginner's guide aims to boost appropriate use of timber19 June 2023ProductsWidespread misunderstanding threatens carbon reduction targetsWidespread misunderstanding threatens carbon reduction targetsRegion: United KingdomMore: Waugh Thistleton ArchitectsStructural timberStephen CousinsMMCDesign construction & technologyTimber Development UKRIBA 2030 Climate ChallengeClimate emergency
Timber frames reach higher: Waugh Thistleton’s Black & White Building26 September 2022IntelligenceThe UK’s first six-storey office with an entirely timber superstructureThe UK’s first six-storey office with an entirely timber superstructureRegion: United KingdomMore: Waugh ThistletonTimberTimber frameAndrew PearsonDesign construction & technologySustainable architectureClimate action
In association with Swedish WoodTimber industry launches new fire safety website6 March 2023ProductsAll the latest information on the use of wood in constructionAll the latest information on the use of wood in constructionRegion: United KingdomMore: Swedish WoodTimberTimber constructionCLTSpecification and complianceBuilding regulationsSustainable materialsSustainable architecture
How to make timber buildings viable15 August 2022IntelligenceInsurance, risk and hybrid structures – making mass timber buildingsInsurance, risk and hybrid structures – making mass timber buildingsRegion: United KingdomMore: TimberMaterialsCLTLVLGlulamFireSustainable architectureDesign construction & technologyLegal regulatory & statuary complianceStephen CousinsWaugh Thistleton
Keep your timber local4 January 2018IntelligenceKeep your timber localKeep your timber localRegion: WalesMore: TimberMaterialsProcurement & contractsLocalismSustainable architectureDesign construction & technology
In association with Wood CO2ts LessBuilding Back Better - in wood - to hit 2050 target13 July 2020ProductsUsing timber in construction helps reduce climate heatingUsing timber in construction helps reduce climate heatingRegion: United KingdomMore: Wood Co2ts LessWoodCross-laminated timberConstructionSustainable