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Technical guides, specification notes and project commentary from our team and our engineering partners.
Featured · Engineering 9 Jun 2026 · 4 min read
A breather membrane is cheap to buy and easy to get wrong. What it does in a timber frame wall, how to choose the right vapour-open grade, and how to install it continuous and the right way round so the structure stays dry.
Read the article →Engineering 9 Jun 2026 · 5 min read
Every structural timber building in the UK is designed to Eurocode 5. A plain-English guide to what the code is, the strength and serviceability checks it demands, why timber is designed differently to steel, and where connections and as...
Engineering 22 May 2026 · 4 min read
Five trends shaping UK mass timber in 2026: government roadmap acceleration, performance-based fire safety, surging engineered wood demand, low-carbon housing at scale, and a stronger domestic supply chain.
Engineering 22 May 2026 · 5 min read
How mass timber can reshape UK housing: lower embodied carbon, faster offsite delivery, lighter foundations, and warmer, healthier homes, plus the safety, supply, and policy steps needed to scale it.
