Timber Building http://www.timber-building.com Timber Building en Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:51:42 GMT Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:51:42 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss PFPS version 2.44 Timber Building http://www.timber-building.com/images/rss.gif http://www.timber-building.com Welcome to Timber & Sustainable Building online http://www.timber-building.com Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/257 Cairngorms timber cottages win awards http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/589/Cairngorms_timber_cottages_win_awards.html

A housing project in the Cairngorms National Park which showcases the use of Scottish timber has won two awards.

]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/589 JJI-Joist factory restores night shift http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/587/JJI-Joist_factory_restores_night_shift.html

Night shift working at the James Jones & Sons’ JJI-joist factory in Forres has been re-instated.

]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/587 German closed panel timber frame production comes to UK http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/586/German_closed_panel_timber_frame_production_comes_to_UK.html

German timber frame house manufacturer WeberHaus has teamed up with Scotframe to bring the production of fully closed panels to the UK.

]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/586 Positive feedback reported at Interbuild http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/581/Positive_feedback_reported_at_Interbuild.html

Interbuild exhibitors are reporting positive feedback at this year’s show, despite the event being noticeably smaller than previous years.

 

]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/581 Stirling Prize win goes to Maggie’s Centre http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/580/Stirling_Prize_win_goes_to_Maggie_92s_Centre.html

Timber features in this year’s Stirling Prize winner, announced in London on Saturday.

 

]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/580 Timber frame development shortlisted for CABE award http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/578/Timber_frame_development_shortlisted_for_CABE_award.html

A development in Rochdale featuring timber frame housing by Oregon Timber Frame has been shortlisted for a CABE Building for Life Award.

 

]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/578 Garden gateways http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/588/Garden_gateways.html Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Gardens has demonstrated two different approaches to building with timber. Peter Wilson, architect and director of business development for the Centre for Timber Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University reports

]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/588 Fit & forget http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/584/Fit___forget.html After intensive research, Stewart Milne Timber Systems’ maxim for eco-housing success is keep it  simple, stupid. Mike Jeffree reports

]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/584 Kings takes the crown http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/583/Kings_takes_the_crown.html Kings Place Concert Hall scooped Gold in this year’s Wood Awards

]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/583 Learning curves http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/585/Learning_curves.html The University of Reading’s new business school is a showcase for glulam. Keren Fallwell reports

]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/585 Interactive eco luxury http://www.timber-building.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/582/Interactive_eco_luxury.html Perched on a Cornish hillside overlooking the dramatic beach at Mawgan Porth, the new Scarlet Hotel is staking a claim to be the UK’s only truly eco hotel. Stephen Powney reports

 

 

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