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 ...

Are you after an adventurous project with grand designs? A fresh beginning with an eco-friendly, new-build home designed to your specifications could be just the ticket. “Over the past three decades, ...

More and more buildings in the UK are being constructed using timber frames, according to figures from the UK Timber Frame Association. The UKTFA estimates timber frame house building grew by 3.3% in ...

Using full-color photos, detailed drawings, and clear step-by-step instructions, Learn to Timber Frame (Storey Publishing, 2016) is a guidebook for beginners, showing exactly how to build one small ...

Roundwood timber framing means working with materials sourced straight from the forest, using nature’s shapes to create the structure, employing techniques that can easily be learnt and passed on, and ...

The nine-storey scheme in central London will be the UK’s largest all-timber frame office building.

A barn rises, beam by beam at Common Roots Farm on Golf Club Drive in Santa Cruz. Common Roots is building a ...

Milwaukee's first building created with an unusual construction method, using high-grade timber instead of steel for its frame, will be completed next spring. Timber Lofts, a 60-unit apartment ...

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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Global Holdings Management Group has appointed McLaren Construction to build the UK’s largest all-timber frame office building.