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Get ready for Ecobuild 2010

Ecobuild returns to London’s Earls Court on Tuesday 02- Thursday 04 March 2010. It is shaping up to be the biggest and best show yet. Over the next few pages we will give you all the essential information you need to know.

Conformity – are you getting what you want?

Richard Adams, Fire Retardants Manager for Arch Timber Protection Ltd, provides an in-depth view of the timber frame building industry and its relationship to fire and flame

Bouncing back

Is the Canadian Super E® Building System poised to assist the emerging housing market? Jeff Culp, general manager of the Super E programme explains

Bringing back the glory days

The Cutty Sark is an iconic reminder of a bygone age of sail and a symbol of Britain’s long and successful maritime heritage.

Engineering solid partnerships

In 1998 Sir John Egan published Rethinking Construction, which advocated the encouragement of longterm partnerships between clients and suppliers to foster trust and expertise and reduce inefficiencies. However, today’s economic climate is bringing about a sea change in this approach and the large-scale construction sector is adopting a far more combative line.

Certified cheap and sustainable or unsuitable?

For many people, when it comes to the world of timber, what constitutes ‘sustainable’ and ‘suitable’ is a confusing matter at the best of times. John Park, from Canada Wood UK, gives an insight into the maze of markings and why Canada is at the forefront of certified timber products.

Western Red Cedar - A wood with the 'WOW' factor, in more ways than one!

Western Red Cedar is one of those woods that, in some circumstances, is almost perfect. As well as looking spectacular, and on this point the pictures speak for themselves, here is a brief outline of the characteristics that enable it to achieve that prized status.

Doors for life?

Chiltern Dynamics’ Paul Andrews discusses trends in testing of doors.

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Certifiably so

IN SPITE of the difficult economic conditions which prevail, demand for sustainably produced products is still on the rise.