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Material of the month – January 2018 – Elm
With the launch of the ‘Timber Awards’ this month, it felt only fitting to have timber as our material of the month.
Material of the month – August – Woodstain
Hurrah it's summer..... ok its almost kind of like summer some days, never mind you can treat that wood to some nice new woodstain!
Material of the Month – July 2017 – Lime Wood
For July we have Lime Wood, as told by the story of Grinling Gibbons it's a great bit of wood for carving!
Material of the Month – May 2017 – Oak
Every year we relish over May Day, but once upon a time Shick Shack day was the big day, it too was in May, but not at the beginning...
Case Study 36 – Brockloch Bothy
This off-grid modular holiday home features a Cross Laminated Timber structure kept cosy with Sheep’s Wool insulation.
Case Study 33 – House at Camusdarrach Sands
This new-build timber house benefits from the use of boat building techniques which reinforce the original concept of a partly submerged rugged form
Case Study 13 – The Robert Burns Museum
Timber is used throughout this building, with only the junctions between columns, beams and walls being strengthened with steel brackets.
Case study 12 – Kilmun Housing
This small housing development of a Forestry Commission Site maximises the use of locally sourced Scottish timber.
Case study 11 – Great Glen House
The headquarters building for Scottish Natural Heritage reflects the natural woodland landscape with the use of timber throughout.