Timber Building - wood in construction and the built environment | 7 Apr 2005 |
May 2005 will see the launch of Timber Building, a magazine dedicated to the vibrant UK timber construction market. Published as a sister title to the long-established timber industry magazine TTJ, the new title will cover both the mass-market timber frame industry and the prestige, large-scale sector of the business. It will include case studies on key construction developments, cover the latest technical advances in timber building systems and wood products and include regular items on the critical environmental topics, notably timber and forestry environmental certification.
… Timber Building will provide information on the performance and aesthetics of the different timber species and wood products. It will also cover timber interior and exterior fixtures and fittings, such as panelling, flooring, stairs, windows, doors, decking, cladding and shingles.
… While architects are increasingly attracted to timber construction, they are for the most part still relatively poorly informed on the subject. Timber Building will therefore have a strong 'educational' technical section contributed by the UK's foremost timber research body TRADA.
… We will also include editorial contributions from key commentators in the industry, including timber construction-oriented architects.
… Timber Building is being launched against the background of rapid growth across the UK timber construction sector. Timber frame now accounts for 15% of all new build housing, making the sector worth over £300m a year. Driven by 'sustainability' appeal and suitability for offsite construction, the industry's capacity and output is growing at 20% annually.
… Timber frame is also doing well in the multiple occupancy and social housing sectors, where it accounts for 40% of all new construction.
… And, following the lead of their European and North American counterparts, UK architects are increasingly drawn to timberbased construction for 'flagship' public and corporate, 'architect-designed' buildings. The environmental benefits of timber building are a key factor here too, but so is architects¹ discovery of the potential of new engineered wood products such as LVL, glulam and finger-jointed timber.
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