All Outputs (28)

Measuring Mass Timber - Deriving A Mass Timber Whole Life Carbon & Quality Of Life Method By Evaluating Five Mass Timber UK Buildings (2025)
Report
Scott, K., & Charleson, F. (2025). Measuring Mass Timber - Deriving A Mass Timber Whole Life Carbon & Quality Of Life Method By Evaluating Five Mass Timber UK Buildings. Built by Nature

This report is the primary outcome of the Measuring Mass Timber research project. The study was led by dRMM, with collaborating partners Edinburgh Napier University and the Quality of Life Foundation. The project was awarded funding by Built by Natur... Read More about Measuring Mass Timber - Deriving A Mass Timber Whole Life Carbon & Quality Of Life Method By Evaluating Five Mass Timber UK Buildings.

Volumetric Modular Construction research (2024)
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Brennan, J., Vokes, C., Massey, T., Duncheva, M., Plowas, W., Livingstone, A., Reid, A., Bros Williamson, J., & Hairstans, R. (2024). Volumetric Modular Construction research. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Building on a pledge to support Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in its Autumn Budget of 2017, the 2019 Conservative party manifesto reaffirmed the target of 300,000 homes a year by the mid-2020s and made explicit commitment to support MMC. The n... Read More about Volumetric Modular Construction research.

Shear and Torsion (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Shear and Torsion. Timber Development UK

Eurocode 5 provides verifications for design for timber beams subjected to shear and to torsion.

It gives verifications for design for shear, for stress components (both parallel and perpendicular to the grain), as well as advice on design for tor... Read More about Shear and Torsion.

Designing with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Designing with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). Timber Development UK

The development of CLT brought new possibilities for timber in construction. Instead of framing smaller timber sections to form load-bearing structural systems, timber products using CLT can form walls and roofs of structures in large surface panels.... Read More about Designing with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT).

Lateral Torsional Buckling (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Lateral Torsional Buckling. Timber Development UK

Lateral torsional instability occurs when a beam’s compression face is not fully restrained against lateral movement and its relative slenderness is high. The beam may fail by deflecting sideways and twisting about its longitudinal axis; this failure... Read More about Lateral Torsional Buckling.

Cross Laminated Timber (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Cross Laminated Timber. Timber Development UK

Cross Laminated Timber, also known as CLT or X-lam, is an engineered timber product with a minimum of three cross-bonded layers. At least one layer is orthogonally oriented to the two adjacent layers of timber boards

Fire Performance of Timber and Timber Products (2024)
Report
Plowas, W. (2024). Fire Performance of Timber and Timber Products. Timber Development UK

Global Policies Influencing the Greater Adoption of Timber in Construction (2024)
Report
Hairstans, R., Ridley Ellis, D., Cramer, M., Plowas, W., Hart, S., Rogers, L., Connell-Skinner, K., & Seminara, P. (2024). Global Policies Influencing the Greater Adoption of Timber in Construction. Forest Industries Ireland

This report prepared on behalf of the Timber in Construction Steering Group and Forest Industries Ireland and authored by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) and Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), emphasises the critical role of increa... Read More about Global Policies Influencing the Greater Adoption of Timber in Construction.

Eurocode 5: Design Principles (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Eurocode 5: Design Principles. Timber Development UK

The Eurocode System introduced a design philosophy called Limit State Design. Structures are assessed at the service or working load condition, i.e. states beyond which the structure will no longer satisfy performance.

Introducing Limit State Des... Read More about Eurocode 5: Design Principles.

Eurocode 5: Introduction (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Eurocode 5: Introduction. Timber Development UK

The Eurocode System is designed to ‘eliminate technical obstacles to trade and the harmonisation of technical specifications’ in construction within the EEA. It covers all main construction materials, including concrete, steel, masonry, timber, alumi... Read More about Eurocode 5: Introduction.

Timber and Fire Building Regulations (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Timber and Fire Building Regulations. Timber Development UK

The legislative system underpinning fire safety intends to protect life through each stage of the design, construction, and occupation of a building. This results in a reasonable level of protection for the building’s occupants and firefighters in th... Read More about Timber and Fire Building Regulations.

Local resources inform design mid-point results from the Building from England's Woodlands project (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tamagnone, G., Charleson, F., Cramer, M., Seminara, P., Plowas, W., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Hairstans, R. (2024, August). Local resources inform design mid-point results from the Building from England's Woodlands project. Presented at International SEEDS Conference 2024, Leeds Beckett University, UK

Considering the energy consumption and carbon equivalent emission of the construction industry, a massive shift towards more sustainable and less carbon intensive materials and building techniques is desirable. In this regard, wood and timber product... Read More about Local resources inform design mid-point results from the Building from England's Woodlands project.

Engineered Timber Products (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Engineered Timber Products. Timber Development UK

Engineered timber products can surpass the natural limits of timber strength and span, by combining smaller timber sections with adhesives or fasteners to form larger elements.

Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam) (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam). Timber Development UK

Glued Laminated Timber, commonly referred to as glulam or GLT, comprises several layers of dimensioned, strength-graded timber bonded together with structural adhesive to increase structural performance. It is one of several systems that connect a se... Read More about Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam).

Designing with Glue Laminated Timber (Glulam) (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Designing with Glue Laminated Timber (Glulam). Timber Development UK

Glued Laminated Timber, commonly referred to as Glulam or GLT, comprises several layers of dimensioned, strength-graded timber bonded together with structural adhesive to increase structural performance.

Fire Design: Passive Fire Protection (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Fire Design: Passive Fire Protection. Timber Development UK

To minimise fire risk, timber-frame wall and floor systems must be designed to maximise resistance, by implementing the different performance benefits of various assembly layers.

Creep (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Creep. Timber Development UK

Timber is particularly sensitive to load duration and creep. Any deformation calculation must include an assessment of creep deformations.

Fire Design: Principles (2024)
Report
Plowas, W. (2024). Fire Design: Principles. Timber Development UK

Understanding fire behaviour and how it affects buildings and occupants is critical to the design of fire safety strategies.

Designers utilising timber construction should understand the means of fire protection, general concepts of evacuation sa... Read More about Fire Design: Principles.

Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam) Properties (2024)
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Plowas, W. (2024). Glued Laminated Timber (Glulam) Properties. Timber Development UK

Glued Laminated Timber, commonly referred to as glulam or GLT, has an excellent strength-to-weight ratio. It is comparatively light, and as such can generate economies in foundations costs when used efficiently.

Loft Conversions with Timber (2023)
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Plowas, W. (2023). Loft Conversions with Timber. Timber Development UK

Converting a loft into an active living space needs careful consideration due to modification of structural timbers and increased loads. But utilising timber improves performance thanks to its thermal and acoustic insulation properties.

Loft conve... Read More about Loft Conversions with Timber.