Labour is pushing for more timber frame homes, saying they would be better for builders, and for the planet. Keir Starmer's government wants to build 1.5million homes during the course of this ...

Three leading organisations in the timber and construction sector – Timber Development UK (TDUK), the Structural Timber Association (STA) and Swedish Wood – have launched a new digital platform ...

Oregon Timber Frame, part of Barratt Redrow, has reported a 26% in the number of timber-frame kits produced at its factories last year compared with 2023. According to the modern methods of ...

Some high-profile projects by Vermont timber framers have been attracting attention over the past few years. Off Route 2 in Richmond, expert Eliot Lothrop is supervising a major, multiyear restoration ...

Timber-frame construction puts gravity and lateral loads into fewer, larger members. It relies on exposed beams and open spans as defining architectural features. That differs from conventional wood ...

Barratt Homes’ timber-frame factory on the outskirts of Derby is a buzz of activity. Forklift drivers whizz around the assembly floor while machine operators nail and lock different parts of the ...

DEDHAM — What's believed to be the oldest timber-frame house in North America is a national historic landmark on East Street known as the Fairbanks House. Its construction began in 1637, a year after ...