"Timber frame"

Timber frame / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Materials and resources

How wood structures compare to steel and concrete for Carbon Footprint

...timber), wood offers an excellent flexibility in architectural design. While it is found mostly in the residential sector (single-family and low-rise multi-unit buildings), there is an increasing interest in exploring buildings of greater heights. For example, the Oakwood Tower, proposed for the city of London in the U...

Wall assemblies - new construction

Wood framing

...frame construction Material efficient framing

Tiny house

Tiny Houses: The FabCab prefabricated building WA

...Timber frames use less wood than stud framing. Reduced waste: FabCab utilizes state of the art computerized cutting machines that minimize waste. This creates precise, high quality assemblies, and reduces delays. Energy efficiency: Plumbing lines can be roughed-in for optional solar water heater to be used with the r...