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Connect, collaborate, construct: For two full days in September, Timber Expo will be the hub of the UK timber industry with an exciting programme of timber-related activity
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ith more than 5,000 visitors expected, including architects, specifiers, engineers and contractors plus central government departments and local
authorities, all four corners of the timber sector will be repre- sented for all attendees to promote, learn and experience why timber is the number one, commercially available, low-carbon, construction material. Timber Expo will reveal the widest and most comprehensive
display of applications for timber within the built environment – new technologies, new products and new businesses. All alongside the accompanying Timber Talks seminar programme that will include some industry thought leaders discussing issues pressing this dynamic sector.
[H2] Timber Talks Running across both the days of the event on September 25 and 26, the seminar programme will include nearly 100 sessions and will be one of the most comprehensive, stimulating and thought provoking programmes dealing with timber. Designed and delivered by a wide range of industry experts, the programme has been geared to deal with real issues pressing the timber sector, including case study examples of successful projects, advice on new legislation and practical lessons on the latest technical developments. Issue-based seminars will cover a range of topics, including
the government's flagship Green Deal, Part L amendments, the EU Timber Regulation, building information modelling (BIM), designing to Passivhaus and Fabric First principles, envi- ronmental product declarations (EPDs), CE marking and the EU Construction Products Regulation.
Seminar Theatre 1: UKSIPS The UKSIPS Helix Theatre will be hard to miss. Its creative structure will be one of the highlights of the show and the name comes from the view from above. The sculpted roof panels form the shape of a helix and although it is purely an aesthetic aspect of the structure, it is designed to demonstrate that intricate shapes and overhangs can be achieved using SIPS technology. The 60 sq m footprint has only one structural beam – the ridge beam that runs down the centreline of the roof structure.
Seminar Theatre 2: Frame Wise You will see a full range of panel systems including the new ‘Wise Wall’ series that was developed last autumn. There will
[H2] Timber Buyers Forum After a highly successful first year, the Timber Buyers Forum will return in 2012 in a larger, fresh format to provide a simple, structured and highly effective way for buyers to meet with new and existing suppliers. This year the Timber Buyers Forum will be located at the
heart of Timber Expo in the main exhibition space and is designed to be one of the truly exclusive parts of the show. The Forum team will organise a bespoke programme of handpicked supplier meetings, relevant seminars and networking events to help fulfil your immediate to longer term project needs.
Timber Expo 2012 will provide the perfect platform for Cellecta® to showcase their ‘ulti- mate acoustic flooring treatment ScreedBoard® 28, the only single layer acoustic treatment for timber floors with a Robust detail (E-FT-5 & E-FT-6). Visit Cellecta® at Timber Expo 2012, Stand Z33.
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also be glulam framework on the ground floor, cross laminated timber (CLT) for partitions, raised tie roof trusses plus various types of non-combustible wall panels.
Seminar Theatre 3: Deeside Timberframe and James Jones & Sons The structure is mainly single storey but does incorporate the James Jones IntelliRoof system over one end of the theatre. The roof system will include a Velux Cabrio balcony window and there will be a JJI-Joist cassette floor panel to complete the room in the roof design. The curved roof over the main entrance area will be formed in loose engineered joist rafters supported on two curved glulam beams, 300mm deep, which are in turn sup- ported by glulam support posts.
‘Timber Expo will reveal the widest and most comprehensive display of applications for timber
within the built environment’
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