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.

Reduced drying-out time

• - Internal finishing can be completed sooner
• - Less risk of shrinkage and expensive call-backs.

More flexible design

• - Suitable for different building types and layouts
• - Accommodates a wide range of external finishes and claddings
• - Easy installation of services
• - Easy to customise and extend.

Better build quality

• - Each unit is an engineered solution with the consistency and accuracy of CADCAM factory technology
• - Less dependency on site skills
• - Lower call-back costs.

Lighter foundations

• - Lightweight construction means less expensive foundations and a less adverse effect on the water table
• - Enables larger buildings to be constructed on sites with poor ground conditions (i.e. Brownfield sites).

Reduced material handling

• - Buildings are delivered to site in panellised form, with components labelled for each section
• - Materials can be stored in the correct order for erection, minimising handling and the risk of damage.

Reduced waste

• - As the structural materials are factory prepared there is less need for excess material on site, reducing waste and loss through theft, as well as allowing a tidier, safer site.

Lower impact on the environment

• - The most environmentally friendly building system.

Fulfils Corporate Social Responsibility

• - Wood is the only renewable commercial building material
• - Using wood helps reduce global warming; the ‘carbon sink’ effect, low embodied energy and excellent insulation properties of wood make it effectively carbon neutral.

Satisfied customers

• - Warmer homes
• - Lower heating bills
• - Fewer rectification call-backs.