Timber construction is undergoing a renaissance in Switzerland. ETH researchers at the Hönggerberg campus are using a fire simulator to test timber components for the construction of buildings of all ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Lisa Stiffler on Sep 25 ...

Timber frame became the scapegoat for site fires but they are now setting the safety standards, says Andrew Carpenter In January this year I joined the UK Timber Frame Association as chief executive.

The Architects Climate Action Network's Save Safe Structural Timber campaign urges the UK government not to ban the use of cross-laminated timber and glulam as it could have a serious environmental ...

Not all building fires develop in the same way. The flammable material catches fire, the temperature rises, and the fire grows and spreads. The compartment size and properties, the fire load, the ...