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timberconstructKingspan Off-Site
Cracking the code
Gilbert McCarthy, managing director of Kingspan Off-Site, looks at the benefits of using off-site timber frame systems to crack the code for sustainable homes.
Bovis: a certified success?
Is Bovis as green as it claims when procuring timber? TiC reports.
Kingspan closes timber frame factory
Building materials group Kingspan is closing down a timber frame housing factory in Wales.
Eco timber homes at Desborough development
Orbit First Step, part of the Orbit Group, is currently marketing a new green housing development in Northamptonshire.
Designing energy efficient homes
In a bid to create highly energy efficient homes, architects are employing 21st century technologies. TiC reports on one project that could lead the way for designing renewables into housing.
Trada appoints new man to replace Newman
Trada Technology has appointed a new manager to its site-based services.
The Changing Shape of Construction
Despite the government's support for modern methods of construction to meet the UK's housing needs, the conservative construction industry has been slow to give up what it knows works best and embrace new technologies and working methods. Richard Stirling visits the UK's largest offsite construction housing project to hear how this is changing.
Sweet SIPs of success
Mark Cantrell explores an innovative building system that is making its mark in the Design for Manufacture competition.
