Timber in Contemporary Architecture: A Designer's Guide

Arts & Photography

Peter Ross

Architecture

Trada Technology

This best practice guide demonstrates how timber frame buildings can be designed and constructed cost effectively to be energy efficient. Showing how designers can play a role in the context of building use, providing end-users with a comprehensive operation manual. The design principles and construction details described apply to most mainstream building types up to seven storeys high. As well as low energy houses and flats, other residential buildings such as barracks, schools, hotels, hostels, or similar establishments used for accommodation are covered.

Low Energy Timber Frame Buildings: Designing for High Performance

Geoffrey Pitts

<p>Timber frame construction, the acknowledged bible for timber frame, has been in demand consistently since its first edition in 1988. This 5th edition responds to further increases in thermal standards, evolving alternative methods of timber frame construction and the industry's migration from BS 5268 (now withdrawn) to Eurocode 5. Nearly all the illustrations have been revised. Timber frame construction is the definitive design guide for timber frame buildings Incorporates latest requirements for Part L and increased performance All drawings revised Guidance for both Eurocode 5 and BS 5268 now included Recommended by the UK Timber Frame Association For alternative forms of timber construction, please see the related book on Innovative timber in construction, also by the same authors, which includes SIPS, cross-laminated timber, engineered stud and twin stud methods.</p>

Timber Frame Construction

Engineering & Transportation

Robin Lancashire

Engineering

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