TRADA’s ‘Modified Wood Products’ information sheet has recently been updated to help specifiers understand the effects of different types of modification on wood materials.

Timber is grabbing the headlines for all the right reasons. Clients want to learn more about it, architects love the design flexibility and when it comes to retail, education, leisure and healthcare environments – customers love to be closer to it. Timber Expo will be co-locating with W14 – the trade exhibition for UK joinery[…]

The building incorporates 240mm of Kingspan insulation, air tightness membranes, triple glazed windows, mechanical ventilation, heat recovery and solar panels to help reduce the need for fossil fuels.

Regulation EU No 995/2010 of the European Parliament requires all 27 European Union member states to fulfil the requirements, which exist to prevent the harvesting and trade of illegal timber products, including solid wood, flooring, plywood, pulp and paper.