United Kingdom Accreditation Service, certifying your timber frame project is manufactured and erected to reliable and quality ISO 9001:2000 procedures SGS - Society General de Surveillance ensures that quality systems and procedures are used in the design, manufacture and erection of your engineered timberframe structure is of the highest standard FSC - Forest Stewardship Council - FSC Timber Frame certification. Benfield ATT hold Chain of Custody certification for the Design, Sales, Manufacture & Distribution of Engineered Timber Structures – FSC endorsed by Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and WWF and EcoHomes Investors in People, Benfield ATT are one of a few timber frame companies to hold an award for the training and ongoing development of their people and service   Examples of timber frame homes

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FSC Certified Timber Frame

The FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) is now internationally recognised as the only respectable certification system to ensure the sustainable sourcing of timber used in a project. Our unique FSC-Certification helps ensure the sustainability of your building project.

BREEAM Eco-Homes Rating aids sustainable construction - Eco-Homes Excellent ratings for timber frame systems

Eco-Homes Rating

Buildings are responsible for significant impacts on the environment. They account for around half the UK's emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main 'greenhouse' gas. Benfield ATT can help you achieve an 'Excellent' rating in the major categories.

super airtight canadian specification environmental eco-homes

Super-Airtight Standards

Backed by years of Canadian, Japanese and UK research and experience, a Super-Airtight house reflect everything you want in a home - comfort, quality, affordability, durability, indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and environmental responsibility.

Super-Airtight matches export-ready Canadian housing companies with experienced Japanese and UK builders to provide the highest quality housing for homeowners.

insulation between studs in a timber frame hose or building

Insulation

You do not have to have an odd looking house in order to incorporate green ideas as many of the features can be incorporated into a conventional home. It is up to you to decide just how far you are going to go in this respect and just how many of the many available options you are going to incorporate. What you must make sure of is that what you propose can be accommodated within your budget and that any expenditure has a reasonable pay back time in the form of reduced overheads.


unique and innovative timber windows for timber frame houses

Wonderful World of Windows

Wonderful bespoke windows and creative fenestration, all with short lead times,fully glazed, factory finished timber in a range of over 120 colours or clear naturally warm wood. You design the shape, size, finish and glazing specification.

Benfield ATT Smart Wiring

For our Clients whom consider advanced home technology and entertainment systems to be of value, Benfield ATT offer a Smart Wiring electrical system which can connect all electrical media, CCTV, lighting, etc to one main system, which can then be accessed in any room of the house!

CarbonZero Timber Frame and Climate Change - What is Climate Change? Co2Balance and online Carbon Calculator!

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?

Chartered Building Consultancy - timber frame, OSM (off-site manufacture) and engineered timber structure advisors. Timber Research and Development Association – our work with TRADA ensures high quality, eco-friendly engineered Timber Frame build projects. The Green Register of Construction Professionals - Benfield ATT's membership demonstrates our passion for environmentally sustainable timber frame self-builds, new homes, schools and social housing for local housing authorities AECB - Association of Environment Conscious Building – our FSC certified timber frame is endorsed by The Ecology Building Society Impact Upon Society Big Tick Award from Business in the Community – BITC – award-winning timber frame company within the Timber-frame industry TRA - Trussed Rafter Association – our membership assures Timberframe Trusses, Trussed Rafters, roofs and complex and innovative roofscapes are quality HBF - the only developer partnering timber frame company to be members of the House Builders Federation. Wales Quality Centre – members and committee members, we ensure the highest quality, especially when coupled with ISO 9001, FSC certification and Q-Mark Plus standards RICS - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, assures our customers of our professionalism in wood and timber frame building and developing and surveying
Benfield ATT FSC-Certified Engineered Timber Structures do not cost the Earth.
Chain of Custody TT-COC-1928. FSC Trademark (C) 1996 Forestry Stewardship Council