Wood fibre thermal performance and sequestered carbon

TRADA Technology research officer Miles Brown argues that timber can play a significant role in helping the construction industry reach its energy target.

The UK Government has ambitious plans to transform the energy efficiency of construction, acknowledging the oft-quoted words of Norway's Gro Harlem Brundtland, that "sustainable development is...

Structural insulated panels (SIPs) are prefabricated, high performance, lightweight building panels that can be used in walls and roofs for residential and commercial buildings. A SIP consists of two high density facings, typically orientated strand board (OSB), which are bonded on both sides of a low density, cellular foam core.

With signs of a recovery on the horizon, Chairman of the Structural Timber Association (STA), formerly the UKTFA, Lawrence Young explains why timber has never been better placed to assist.

Article from the TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2014