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Timber Frame
PERFECT IN ALL TEMPERATURES
If you were in the snow and hugged a tree, it wouldn’t be as cold as if you had embraced a lamppost, which would be freezing to the touch​
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Do the same thing in the summer, the tree wouldn’t be hot, but the lamppost would be​
If the 17th century was the age of stone
the 18th was the peak of brick building
the 20th was built on concrete
Now the 21st century, will mark “the time for timber”
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Products such as cross-laminated timber (CLT) a wood panel product made from gluing layers of solid-sawn lumber together also know as GLULAM – are on course to transform the building industry
Forever allowing beautiful contemporary curved designs not possible in steel or brick
Timber has significant advantages over steel, concrete or masonry construction in terms of its environmental credentials, speed, weight, and structure
Mass timber buildings weigh as little as a one-fifth of concrete structures and can be assembled in a matter of days
Live with the landscape lovingly Concrete and steel are big polluters. The insulating properties of wood make buildings cheaper & greener to heat They also absorb CO2
Timber is a renewable material, when a tree is felled another is planted in its place. The increased use of timber as a building material can encourage the growth of forests to provide the supply.
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If you wanted a sustainable machine that soaked up carbon dioxide and released oxygen, that would be a tree !