The New Model Building is based on 30 standard details said to offer the same fire resistance as conventionally constructed apartment buildings less than 18m high An industry consortium that includes ...

A designer and manufacturer of timber frame systems which employs more than 175 people across four sites in England and Wales has been acquired by major UK homebuilder Cala Group. Taylor Lane Timber ...

In Part 1, we discussed theory involved in building and using an A-Frame Gantry. In this article, we will build one to practice with. At the risk of sounding like we're concocting a recipe, we are ...

Based on 2016 tests of a composite cross-laminated timber-and-concrete floor system, architect-engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has released guidance on how to analyze composite timber floors and ...

While no building is truly fireproof, construction materials and systems can make a building fire safe. Fire-resistive construction gives time to discover a fire, suppress it before it spreads and ...

MARKDALE, Ont. – One of Canada’s top timber frame home companies is facing bankruptcy after being battered by the impact of a strong Canadian dollar and fierce competition from builders who use ...

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, ...

Garry Flitcroft said his company make frame structures at his factory and deliver them directly to sites where they are erected by crane A former Premier League star has launched an eco-friendly ...

It seems to me that A-Frame Gantries catch a lot of slack because there are plenty of rescuers out there who think they can just summon up a crane without any problem and put it wherever they want on ...