The Modern Timber House in the UK -New Paradigms and Technologies

The Modern Timber House in the UK
Peter Wilson, 2017
ISBN 978-1-904320-09-8
245 x 330mm portrait; 240pp, soft cover
£35-00
 
The Modern Timber House in the UKhighlights the many facets of timber technology being applied in construction today and the ways in which these have impacted upon the design of housing. The book explores the application of these technologies in almost 100 houses and housing projects built during the years 2007-17, a decade that, despite major national and international economic challenges, also witnessed a widespread expansion of interest amongst architects, engineers and other construction professionals in timber’s unmatched sustainability credentials and new technical possibilities. This is an exciting time to be designing with wood and The Modern Timber House in the UK