Exposed timber post and beam structures leverage the benefits of biophilic design and wellbeing. From a design point of view there are a number of challenges that need to overcome. Nanyong Technologic...
The property industry is crucial to Australia’s economy, accounting for 13% of GDP and employing 1.4 million people. It was impossible to predict a global pandemic that simultaneously created a heal...
To begin Season 4, we present a best of series for the first 4 weeks. In this, the third episode, we look at the best moments in Timber Talks so far, on the lessons learned from the case stu...
To begin Season 4, we’re doing a best of series for the first 4 weeks. Today, we're looking at the best moments in Timber Talks so far, on the topics of design. In this episode you’ll hear from:Je...
Collectively, we all had a year like no other in 2020. The challenges we faced were unprecedented but with them come new trends and new opportunities. After predictions of Armageddon, the residential ...
The Brock Commons building is an 18 Storey Post and Plate system built in the University of British Columbia Canada. The project was a major leap in timber construction productivity, achieving a floor...
Prefabrication is allowing us to build to a high quality with very tight construction tolerances, enabling the achievement of passiv-haus design principles. Passivhaus is reducing the operational ener...
The physical and social environment that is the number one determinant of our health. As we spend most of our time in doors, the buildings we occupy have more of an impact on our health than our acces...
The light-weight nature of timber is unlocking a new type of construction: building extensions on existing building. The world’s largest timber vertical extension is 55 Southbank Boulevard, wh...
Building Information Technologies are changing the way we design and build, unlocking efficiencies in schematic design, delivery and building operations. As we transition to the new way of building ut...
