Features

Timber housebuilding is going from strength to strength with timber frame homes set to account for almost one third of the home building market in the next few years.

Class Of Your Own Ltd managing director and founder Alison Watson talks about the inspiration behind the Design Engineer Construct! accredited learning programme which is designed to inspire the next generation of built environment professionals.

Grown in Britain’s chief executive Dougal Driver talks to Michelle Gordon about improving productivity in the UK timber sector and adding value through research and development.

Offsite construction is changing the way that we build in the UK, but it needs a strong workforce for the future if it is to reach its true potential.

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, solicitors Kara Price and Sarah Wales from law firm Womble Bond Dickinson discuss tackling mental health issues in the workplace and explain how to spot the early signs

Swann Edwards Architecture has an impressive portfolio of Passivhaus buildings under its belt including the practice’s own purpose-built office.

As the 1,000th Passivhaus unit in the UK awaits certification Timber Construction explores what it means to build to the standard.

As the construction sector’s demand for timber increases could modified wood be the answer to boosting supply?

Although CLT has been around as a building material for over two decades, it is still a relative newcomer when compared to steel and concrete. Michelle Gordon talks to Gavin White, structural engineering director at Ramboll, who has long been a pioneer of CLT, about pushing boundaries and bringing it into the mainstream.

The winners of the annual Wood Awards, the UK’s premier competition for excellence in architecture and product design in the world’s only naturally sustainable material, have been announced.