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par with steel and concrete, why aren’t we seeing more people building with it? “I don’t know. That’s the short answer,”
Timber consumes more
CO2 than is emitted back in the atmosphere during its processing
growing, but we’ve been using timber in our projects for many years due to its environ- mental credibility and qualities.”
Large-scale uptake
So, if the environmental argument for build- ing with timber stacks up and the cost is on a
claims Belden. “I think people still have in their head that timber is trees swaying in the wind.” He adds: “I always ask – what building do you think of when you think timber frame? A lot of the answers make reference to Tudor style buildings. Tudor buildings are a great example of timber frame construction: they’ve been up for 400-500 years. If that’s not durable and sustainable I don’t know what is!” Belden concludes, “There’s not many concrete structures over 50 years old that are still in an inhabitable shape, and I’m sure they don’t have the same charm.” Demand for timber in construction is growing, and some of the factors for that are the material’s sustainable attributes, negative carbon footprint, and durability. With constant innovation bringing about new products such as flame retardant and airtight variants of timber panel and boards, it seems the uses and demand for this product will only continue to grow.
We have built the ultimate can-do joist. By manufacturing to the highest specifi cation our I-Joists are light, strong, thermally effi cient, BIM compatible, FSC and PEFC certifi ed and PAS 2050 accredited (to cut a long list short). But it’s also the back-up we offer that no one can equal. Our expert team of designers, engineers and regional technical support is always there to say ‘yes we can’.
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