Measuring Mass Timber - Deriving A Mass Timber Whole Life Carbon & Quality Of Life Method By Evaluating Five Mass Timber UK Buildings
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 Qu...
Local resources inform design mid-point results from the Building from England's Woodlands project
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 an...
Transforming Timber
Digital Artefact
Hairstans, R., Plowas, W., Livingstone, A., Connell-Skinner, K., Cramer, M., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Seminara, P. Transforming Timber. [Website content])
Hairstans, R., Plowas, W., Livingstone, A., Connell-Skinner, K., Cramer, M., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Seminara, P. Transforming Timber. [Website content]
The construction materials used since the industrial revolution now dominate the sector. This is one of the leading causes of our current climate crisis. We need alternative s...
Material Compatibility and Optimisation for Home-Grown Mass Timber Systems
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D., Plowas, W., & Cramer, M. (2022)
Material Compatibility and Optimisation for Home-Grown Mass Timber Systems. Innovate UK
A report produced for work package 3.2 of the Innovate UK funded "Transforming Timber" project
The Quality Assurance of Tulipwood Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) for "Multi-Ply"
Journal Article
Hairstans, R., Plowas, W., Calcagno, C., & Milne, M. (2019)
The Quality Assurance of Tulipwood Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) for "Multi-Ply". Wood Design Focus, 29(2), 20-26
This paper presents the findings from the supply chain integration, pilot manufacture and quality assurance assessment of CLT made out of hardwood species, Tulipwood. The rese...
Mass Customisable Roofing Solutions for the New Build and Retrofit Markets in the UK
Conference Proceeding
Plowas, W., Hairstans, R., & Felingham, J. (2018)
Mass Customisable Roofing Solutions for the New Build and Retrofit Markets in the UK. In MOC Summit Proceedings
Major house builders and contractors in the UK are seeking alternative solutions to form the structural frame of pitched roofs for various reasons; speed, health and safety, q...
Understanding the compatibility of UK resource for dowel laminated timber construction
Presentation / Conference
Plowas, W., Bell, T., Hairstans, R., & Williamson, J. B. (2016, June)
Understanding the compatibility of UK resource for dowel laminated timber construction. Paper presented at Integrated Design Conference
Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT also know as Brettstapel) is a technique of constructing large-scale solid timber panels for use as structural or non-structural elements. The tech...