Architects

Integration with the Architect

We need to change the way we build.

It is widely accepted, post Egan Report, that building industry practices have to change; that we cannot continue to build with brick and block and plaster, using poorly skilled labour on messy sites in all weathers.

The industrial revolution.

Off-site fabrication is the way to achieve this change – what you might call a belated industrial revolution: creating as much of a building as possible in the controlled environment of a modern factory, leaving as little as possible to the vagaries of the weather and on-site labour skills.

Benefits of Timber Frame for Architect

Reduced project cost

• - Greater predictability, better control and faster pace lead to lower project cost.

Faster build

• - 30% shorter construction time than brick and block
• - Faster return on investment
• - Minimal neighbourhood disruption.

Not weather dependent

• - A typical house can be weather-tight in less than 5 days.

Brickwork removed from the critical path

• - Other trades can be working before the brickwork is complete.

Homes fit for the 21st century

The Politics of the Environment

The pressure to adopt more environmentally friendly measures is becoming more intense, with the Government demanding that all partners in the building industry contribute to reducing the impact of development on CO2 emissions.