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These large solid panels form walls, roofs, floors and even lift shafts and stairs. The building envelope can be easily clad with other materials such as timber, brick, mineral render, or composite panels.
Westminster ticket office
Solid wood panels (SWP) These are cross-laminated sections of kiln-dried spruce. SWP buildings have a very low carbon footprint because the material itself is an excellent insulator and it locks away the carbon absorbed during growth. Wall, floor and roof elements can be pre-cut in the factory to any dimension and shape, including openings for doors, windows, stairs etc. SWP structures can offer high thermal, acoustic and fire performance to meet Building Regulation requirements.
Deutscher Pavilions St John Fisher School Re-Thinking School
Standard panel dimensions range from 51mm up to 300mm in thickness, while larger panels as thick as 500mm can also be produced. Panel length and width dimensions are mostly limited by what can be transported to site and can be up to 4.8m wide and 15m long.
I-joists Timber I-joists consist of timber flanges (typically solid timber or LVL) and a panel product web (usually OSB). Metal-web timber joists combine timber flanges with metal strutting webs.
Timber I-beams have proved to be a cost-effective solution for floor and roof construction because of their lightweight, long length (allowing large spans) and dimensional stability.
Monkey Puzzle Pavilion
Different grades and thicknesses suit each use depending on the strength required for the particular structural application.
Monkey Puzzle Pavilion
Oriented strand board (OSB) OSB consists of resin-bonded sheets made up of small, thin strands of wood, compressed into layers to form a mat. It has good dimensional stability and no knots or voids in the structure. OSB has good strength properties and is low cost.
A1M system