Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Information Paper
Abstract
An overview of the most common approaches to timber framing, then looks at how these methods are evolving to improve the performance of low energy housing. Also includes case studies demonstrating dwellings constructed using the Dowellam/Brettstapel method, another using the stick method with internal and external OSB, and an additional layer of insulation between horizontal battens internally, and a house built using a form of twin wall timber construction with an interstitial board for shear strength and outer board for weatherproofing.
Author
Waghorn, M., Suttie, E. and Sutton, A.
ISBN
9781848064102
Subjects
- Building structure
- Building types
- Housing/residential facilities
- Timber building systems/frame
- Special subject areas
- Environmental issues/energy
- Building systems/frame
- Energy efficiency/Energy Management
Publisher History
BRE is a building science centre that generates new knowledge through research. This is used to create products, tools and standards that drive positive change across the built environment. BRE helps its government and private sector clients meet the significant environmental, social and economic challenges they face in delivering homes, buildings and communities. BRE is owned by the BRE Trust, a registered charity. The Trust uses the profits made by the BRE companies to fund research and education that advances knowledge of the built environment.