Timber frame became the scapegoat for site fires but they are now setting the safety standards, says Andrew Carpenter In January this year I joined the UK Timber Frame Association as chief executive.
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 ...
Back in July I blogged about the risks associated with timber-frame buildings and fire. Based on the available evidence from official sources, I suggested that the safety of these buildings appeared ...
The AJ and James Hardie recently hosted a CPD-accredited talk on fire safety by building regs expert and AJ columnist Geoff Wilkinson, followed by a panel discussion ‘We should build a three-storey, ...
The practice was handed a £1,500 fine and asked to pay £816 in costs after pleading guilty to two breaches of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007. The breach of regulations ...
A controversial safety report, coupled with lobbying by the timber industry, has led to the spread of a construction method not widely seen in the UK since the Great Fire of London. BBC London has ...
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 ...
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