Wood is not what you think it is
This is the transcript of what I said in the initial statements, prior to audience discussion, at the Confor organised seminar “Forestry and The Bioeconomy”, […]
No deal Brexit & timber
This post is just to highlight some key areas of the Brexit preparedness notices issued by the UK Government and the European Commission (EC). You […]
beX wins award for employer engagement
We were thrilled to hear that the Built Environment Exchange won the “Outstanding employer engagement in universities” prize at the Herald Higher Education Awards. The […]
Combustible materials on high-rise buildings
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government recently published a consultation document on their proposal to ban the use of combustible materials in the […]
New MSc in Timber Architectural Design and Technology
Edinburgh Napier University has introduced an MSc on Timber Architectural Design and Technology – the first programme of its kind in the UK. (info: Full […]
How not to be twisted
This is a guest post by Mike Jarvis, Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Chemistry at Glasgow University and one of the original architects of […]
Tiling batten sizes (UK)
This is a short post looking at how tiling batten dimensions (according to the standards, at least) have changed over the years. It is sometimes […]
The strength of tiling battens (UK)
BS 5534:2014+A2:2018, the UK code of practice for slating and tiling for pitched roofs and vertical cladding, contains rules for visual grading of tiling battens. […]
Wood in pianos
A while ago we were contacted by the Pianodrome project, asking for some help identifying wood species. They plan to build a 100-seat amphitheatre entirely from […]
Wood for materials
Wood is a very useful material. In the future we will be able to make even more things from wood …and the components of wood. […]