Inspirational timber architecture, buldings and interiors, locking away CO2 in wood fibre, brought to you by the UK's Timber Trade Federation.
London, UK
Joined January 2020
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We welcome @TimberTradeFed as the latest Registered Signatory joining @BSFCharter making a commitment to putting people’s #safety first, #buildingasaferfuture.
Join the Charter #community here tinyurl.com/y63ut3dk
#bsfcharter #buildingsafety #builtenvironment #construction
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Builders, if your builders’ merchant says the timber is ‘green treated’, the first question to ask is: 'what Use Class application is that suitable for?'
Read the blog to know what questions you should ask to get the right treated timber➡️fmb.org.uk/resource/question…
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East London House was the 2012 Private winner. There are only five weeks left to enter this year's competition. Enter via woodawards.com
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Our latest #MeetingOurCertifiedCompanies interview is out! Today, we hear from Kevin Hill, CEO of Venturer Timberwork, as he talks about #sustainability in #construction and the meaning of PEFC certification to him and his customers. treee.es/venturer
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"Without Great Architecture We Are Nothing": Behind the Scenes with Edmund Sumner dlvr.it/RwZgjm
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Listen to this podcast from 28 mins where Dale Vince, of @Ecotricity and chairman of Forest Green Rovers, recognised as the world’s greenest club discusses his new stadium design in terms of fire safety and carbon emissions lnkd.in/ghrry7t
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#wood and theater, a historical relationship that continues today 😀 #buildings #Construction #architecture #timber #KnoWood #WorldTheatreDay
An historic milestone for the construction of #TheShakespeareNorthPlayhouse in #Prescot has been reached as the installation of the timber frame theatre has begun. This will create the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the building. orlo.uk/nhIKP @KnowShakespeare @McCurdyAndCo
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📢 Architects support the Climate & Ecological Emergency Bill!! 📢
We went back to our spiritual home on #WaterlooBridge to drop a banner in support of the #CEEBill
Read more and ask your MP to support: ceebill.uk
🌍🌎🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍
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The Environmental Audit Committee @CommonsEAC #Retrofit recommendations to Government includes the use of sustainable materials for #energyefficiency contracts - and recognises the benefits of natural fibre insulation for UK’s older housing stock.
asbp.org.uk/asbp-news/nfi-ea…
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Situated along the Jiuxi Creek Lake, this just completed visitor centre building boasts a 270 panorama view of the surroundings. The beautiful glulams and wood decor delight even the most picky tourists.
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CANADIAN CITY CONSIDERS BANNING CONCRETE. Instead, the city would encourage mass-timber building as it looks for ways to reduce construction-related greenhouse gases by 40% over the next nine years. protoolreviews.com/canadian-…
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CLT-Expansion to @adidas HQ in #Portland, Oregon | 42735m² | Regional Timber | Hybrid Structure: Concrete Columns + #Glulam Beams & #CLT Panels | Connecting Creative Work, Community and Sport 👥⚽🎨
📸 by @LEVERARC
➡️ more details here: leverarchitecture.com/projec…
#buildinwoodh2020
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With many people still #workingfromhome, it's still important to continue professional development. Our YouTube seminars can help! Start with an Introduction to Eurocode 5 and Finnwood, from @WerlingFrank
youtu.be/BPvnPRfRn3E #CPD #architects #engineers #woodconstruction
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A few years ago these houses would have been experimental one-offs. But a green-design campaign group has calculated there are as many as 30,000 low-carbon homes in the pipeline #TimeForTimber theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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The judges for our For the Long Time brief supported by @LongTimeProject and @natracare
How might we encourage people and communities to think and act for the long term? #DesignForGood
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I'm attending Ecovillage Summit - Living Solutions for a Regenerative World.
RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌
summit2021.ecovillage.org
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction #LowImpactLiving #ThinkGlobalActLocalActNow #regeneration
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WATCH: RIAS President @christinagaiger introduces our new campaign encouraging Scotland to adopt a holistic, environmentally conscious approach to the design of our #builtenvironment - one which ensures we meet our #netzero carbon targets.
#createbuildprotect
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Such interesting #BuildCircular case studies. Hans Hammink @ArchitektenCie making #circulareconomy happen in the built environment. #AJSummit
In 15 minutes, Architect Hans Hammink, Associate,
@ArchitektenCie will share the lessons learned from several circular projects – from design approach and aesthetics, to cooperation and collaboration. #AJSummit
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Working with @NewFutrsNet @hmp_leyhill @AlisonHernandez of @DC_PCC & @Torbay_Council this preFABulous project provides education & training in #MMC & employment for prison leavers, helping reduce their risk of reoffending.
What’s not to like?
🎥👉 youtu.be/FZp1rpvxvWw
🌱🌾🌳🏡 – at Bristol, England
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#TomorrowsTimberTalent students supported by @thettfregions EATTA members. #interdisciplinary tutoring from Toby @AlltEngineers and Maria @AngliaRuskin and Tabitha @TRADA_ @TimberTradeFed thanks to @Bedfordtimber @intplywood and #Rotafix
This is something we got up to last summer - a pavilion designed and made by 1st year architecture students at @AngliaRuskin.
The full story by Prof Maria Vogiatzaki as published in the @TRADA_ 2020-21 yearbook is here: trada.co.uk/publications/mag… (free registration required)
