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Over the past 75 years, timber framed housing has formed a substantial proportion of the Scottish construction market but a much smaller proportion in England and Wales. As building regulations require increased thermal standards, some forms of traditional masonry construction...
Introduction The European Concrete Building Project[2] (also known as the Cardington project after the location of the test structure) sought to analyse and improve the production of concrete framed structures in the UK. It included the design and construction of a seven-storey...
Summary This report examines innovation in concrete frame construction over the past 10 years and looks into the future to predict likely drivers for future innovation. The report draws on the proceedings of a workshop held at BRE and detailed interviews with industry practitioners....
This Japanese Industrial Standard specifies the construction of wooden framed boxes for packing intended for the transportation of contents of 0.5 t to 60 t in mass, having external dimensions not more than 15.0 m in length, 5.0 m in width and 5.0 m in height (hereafter referred to as...
With any building material or product, sound construction and installation practices must be followed to assure durability and trouble-free performance. Areas for economy in basic design and house construction are covered in numerous publications. However, skimping on materials or...
FRS has examined the fire behaviour of three types of breather membrane for use in timber-framed houses to find out if a serious fire could result from their ignition. The author establishes implications from the results of the research.
This Technical Report provides an introduction and synopsis of comparisons among the following four national design documents on light-frame timber (wood)1) construction: a) AS 1684-1 (including AS 1684-1:1999/Amd.1:20
Summary This report details the findings of two dissimilar flat slab structures selected as case studies for studying innovative initiatives which were initially trialled at the European Concrete Building Project's in-situ concrete frame building at Cardington. Details are given of the...
11.1 This specification applies to products that are used in buildings. While products that comply with this specification are used in various constructions, they are adaptable primarily, but not exclusively, to wood frame construction. 11.2 Since the property of thermal...
11.1 This specification applies to products that are used in buildings. While products that comply with this specification are used in various constructions, they are adaptable primarily, but not exclusively, to wood frame construction. 11.2 Since the property of thermal...
This specification applies to products that are used in buildings. While products that comply with this specification are used in various constructions, they are adaptable primarily, but not exclusively, to wood frame construction. Since the property of thermal resistance for a...
This specification applies to products that are used in buildings. While products that comply with this specification are used in various constructions, they are adaptable primarily, but not exclusively, to wood frame construction. Since the property of thermal resistance for a...
Timber frame is a well proven, versatile construction method with the following key benefits: off-site construction method fast erection reduction in overall build programme reduction in risk of delays ease of project planning reduction in site storage requirements reduction in...
This report details the demonstration of the practical benefits of adopting many of the innovative features and techniques used in the design and construction of the European Concrete Building Project's in-situ concrete frame building at Cardington, for which a series of Best Practice...
This Special Digest describes timber-frame wall construction solutions that are capable of achieving very high insulation levels using existing technologies; in some cases, wall U-values as low as 0.13 W/m2K are achieved. Timber-frame insulation solutions lend themselves to...
The bestselling step-by-step framing guide-updated and expanded to meet 2018 codes and standards Complete Book of Framing, Second Edition-Updated and Expanded is a comprehensive guide to rough carpentry and framing, written by an expert with over forty years of framing...
1.1 This specification covers the composition and physical properties of mineral-fiber blanket insulation used to thermally or acoustically insulate ceilings, floors, and walls in light frame construction and manufactured housing. The requirements cover fibrous blankets and facings....
