The Structural Timber Revolution: The Next Phase Of Young Professionals
The requirement for more innovation and sustainable practices in the construction industry has become clear to everyone within it. Structural timber has stood out in this regard, being the only truly...
View ArticleMapping the future of timber in construction
LABM speaks to Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of the Structural Timber Association, Andrew Orriss, Chief Operating Officer at the STA and Alex Goodfellow, CEO of Donaldson Offsite and Chairperson...
View ArticleStructural Timber Association Hosts New Event For Architects At RIBA London
The Structural Timber Association (STA) has announced a new, free event ‘Navigating Structural Timber Construction to Address Net Zero’, taking place on the 2nd of July 2024 at RIBA’s London...
View ArticleSkills And Training For Designing More Sustainable Buildings
The Government’s recent Timber in Construction Policy Roadmap has identified skills as one of the key themes that must be addressed to increase the use of timber in construction. But what does...
View ArticleExploring the Future Homes Standard and UKCW with Andrew Orriss
PBC Today caught up with Andrew Orriss after this year’s UK Construction Week, examining the current and coming impact of the Future Homes Standard.Andrew Orriss’s career in construction stretches...
View ArticleRound-Up Of Structural Timber Association At UKREiiF 2024
The UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKEiiF) recently hosted its annual three-day forum – one of the most significant events in the real estate calendar. Andrew Carpenter, Chief...
View ArticleDriving Sustainable Change In Housing
Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of the STA, explains why the current political landscape offers a unique opportunity for housing, but warns that the need to build more sustainably cannot be lost in...
View ArticleTimber Tipping Point
With a general election taking place, newly elected metro mayors citing housebuilding and sustainability high in their manifestos and the delivery of the Government’s Timber in Construction (TiC)...
View ArticleStructural Timber Is The Key To Delivering Labour’s 1.5 Million Homes,...
In response to the King’s speech yesterday at the State Opening of Parliament, the Structural Timber Association (STA) is calling on the new Labour Government to recognise that delivering its...
View ArticleBuildakit Meet Their Highest Technical Demands with the Hundegger Turbo Drive
Buildakit are a privately owned timber frame manufacturing company located in a traditional mill factory in Nelson Lancashire. Their business ethos is to help self-builders, architects and contractors...
View ArticleStructural Timber Association Launches Time For Timber Hub At Offsite Expo
The Structural Timber Association has today launched a new Time for Timber Hub at Offsite Expo, to provide a vital source of information and resources to those interested in building in structural...
View ArticleLabour Government told structural timber key to deliver 1.5m homes
AN EXPERT PANEL at Labour Party Conference has debated the use of structural timber to accelerate housebuilding to meet the Government’s 1.5 million home target. A panel convened this week (Tuesday)...
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