The Truth about FSC and PEFC Timber Certification
So, CPET have announced that PEFC now meets Government procurement guidelines for legality and sustainability...but does this mean that the timber is equally as sustainable? We think not. Benfield ATT.co.uk asked Nick Cliffe, Director of FSC UK to discuss the differences between the main certification schemes...
CarbonZero Timber Frame and Climate Change
The evidence of Climate Change is upon us, and virtually undeniable. What is climate change and what can you - and the construction industry - do to counteract the situation?
Carbon Emissions
Britain has not yet realised the role that timber-based building can have upon global warming, nor its potentially substantial contribution to meeting ambitious carbon emission targets set by the Government.
What is Sustainability?
'Sustainability' is a buzzword in many industries, not least the construction industry. The problem is that many people do not know what it means to them, or how it affects them...
Lifetime Costing
According to the UK Timber Frame Association, on average a typical 'wet build' concrete, brick and block house may have 4,000 gallons of water built into it. Some people think it is much more than this, although according to BBC's '
Watchdog' programme it is at least 1,000 to 1,500 gallons.
Embodied Energy
Wood is such a good natural insulator that, as timber framers throughout the ages have known, it enhances the efficiency of other insulation.
