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P06

COVER STORY - ARC BUILDING SOLUTIONS

George Danzey-Smith, Commercial Manager at ARC Building Solutions, explores the issues created by overspecification of cavity barrier products and introduces a new innovation – the TCB Square – a brand new, easy to install, robust cavity barrier for timber frame construction.

P08

Uk Industry News

A quick round-up of some recent news stories from the timber and construction sectors that you may have missed including: International Timber become part of STARK Building Materials UK, Donaldson Timber Systems appointed to the Building Better dynamic purchasing system and Hemsec and SIP Build UK join together to build on a shared SIPS vision.

P22

Reconciling Competing Philosophies

Wood’s role in the transition to low-carbon construction seems inevitable. But how that looks, architecturally and industrially, demands careful thinking about the nature of wood as a resource and as a material to transform buildings. Martin Self, Co-founder and Design Director of Xylotek explains more.

P26

THOUGHT YOU WERE OUT OF THE WOODS?

The Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor) recently warned that the UK faces declining supplies of homegrown wood due to lack of productive tree planting, Stuart Goodall, Confor Chief Executive, examines the threats and answers to long term supply.

P30 Pathway To Carbon Reduction

Charlie Law, Sustainability Director at TDUK, picks out some of the central themes contained in its new Timber Industry Net Zero Roadmap.

P32 GLOOM AND DOOM FOR 2023 – OR IS IT?

Andrew Orriss, from the STA, highlights some key themes that the organisation and its members will be concentrating on this year.

P34 Cavity Barrier Concerns

What do you need to know when designing and installing cavity barriers for timber frame buildings? Robin Lancashire, Senior Timber Frame Consultant at BM TRADA lets us know.

P36 Perfect Curves

Charles Church at Wellington Gate is a collection of three, four and five-bedroom family homes that feature a highly technical curved ‘room in roof’ system.

P40 Guidelines For Industry Confidence

The Mass Timber Insurance Playbook provides guidance for all parties on how to secure an equitable insurance policy for the construction and operation of mass timber buildings.

P42 Testing How Timber Homes Perform

As part of a wider project designed to accelerate progress towards low carbon and net zero housing, the eHome2 concept house at Salford University will soon enter an intensive testing period.

P44 Architecture Of Sufficiency

Opening in January 2023, the Black & White Building has become the latest in a series of landmark structures showcasing the best in timber technology and sustainable architecture.

P46 A Year In Timber

As Donaldson Offsite CEO, Alex Goodfellow explains, Donaldson Timber Systems has had a strong start since acquiring Stewart Milne Timber Systems.