Product specification guide: advances in treatment and preservation are increasing timber’s sustainability Increasingly timber is being specified as a rainscreen cladding system for external walls. It ...

After a fire ravaged the Grenfell tower block in Western London last June, killing 72 and leaving hundreds homeless, an in-depth investigation was launched into the cause of the fire and why it spread ...

The UK government has released details of its ban on combustible building materials in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, revealing that it will limit the use of cross-laminated timber in ...

Engineered timber products such as cross-laminated timber must be exempt from the UK government's ban on combustible cladding materials, as they are essential in the global battle against climate ...

One of the city's most lavish and prominent apartment blocks is to have "combustible cladding" removed and replaced. An application has been put in to Plymouth City Council's planning department for ...

If you want an exterior that ages nicely, pick your priority: Love natural patina: accept the grey shift and plan for it. Want bold and consistent: look at charred timber finishes that hold their look ...

This article first appeared in BlackWhite which is produced by Resene. With such a sharp rise in the popularity of timber cladding both for interior and exterior uses, it can almost be difficult to ...