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he UK Government took the knee-jerk decision to essentially ban all timber from new high-rise structures in the wake of Grenfell, notwithstanding the fact there was no timber in that building. Not normally one to follow Boris’ lead, Sadiq Khan dismayed architects last September when he went further, to ban all combustible materials in residential buildings of any height in London.
Other countries, albeit not having faced something as devastating as Grenfell, have taken the opposite approach, putting their efforts fi rmly behind building taller than ever using timber. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, based in Chicago, traditionally the home of glass, steel and concrete, has sat up and taken notice, capturing all the current tall timber buildings in an interesting new document.
‘The State of Tall Timber: A Global Audit’ is a research paper (at
ctbuh.org/mass-timber-data) which “represents the signifi cant recent momentum of the mass-timber movement worldwide.” It details 139 buildings of eight storeys or higher which are complete, proposed, or under construction. The body has also recently been involved in three major research studies, on ‘Mass Timber Engagement,’ ‘The Future Potential of Steel-Timber Hybrid Buildings,’ and the ‘Future Timber City.’
Europe can hold its head high as the leading force, some countries benefi tting from healthy timber stocks, and a long tradition of timber building. At the top of the tree is Mjøstårnet in Norway, an all-timber, 85 metre mixed use tower. Of the 139 projects, 60 are in Europe, and only 15 in North America. Australia is doing disproportionately well, with eight schemes, and Asia spectacularly badly, with only one tall timber project across the whole continent. The UK’s seven schemes are all in London; three in Hoxton/Islington alone (Stadhaus, The Cube and Bridport House). The others are Dalston Works, and Trafalgar Place and Highpoint Terrace south of the river. The only project outside the centre is Press House in Wembley.
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Speed of construction, predictable performance quality, and sustainability from minimised embodied carbon, and carbon sequestering. When we have such a drastic need for new housing, these key characteristics of good offsite timber construction means it’s the sensible way forward. These well- established factors are not enough to move the construction industry to change its ways – something more like a national incentive programme is needed; instead, we are doing the opposite, in residential construction at least.
As our carbon targets loom, the fact the centre has turned away from timber is shocking. There has to be a rethink, including a grown-up conversation regarding how CLT timber structures actually perform in fi res.
James Parker, Editor 06.22 ON THE COVER...
F51 in Folkestone is a unique project, offering a multi-level skate park, plus climbing and boxing facilities, in a striking new form
Cover image © Hufton + Crow
F51 SKATE PARK, FOLKESTONE Not only the world’s fi rst multi-storey skate park, Folkestone’s radical new architectural landmark also provides high quality climbing and boxing facilities to revitalise the town centre
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