There is a place few dare to tread from a design and a construction perspective, as there are no guidelines. David Marks, managing director of Marks Engineering Works, calls this area of timber construction; extreme…
The demand for mass timber in construction is increasing as society seeks to build with more sustainable materials. Building codes and design guidance for using mass timber vary substantially from country to country, as does…
While I have very little interest in the engineering of aeroplanes and boats, my interest takes flight when they are built from timber. Recently, I came across a fascinating video clip about the de Havilland…
South Africa’s internationally acclaimed interior and furniture designer, Tristan du Plessis, is the Decorex Designer of the Year 2024. From the 2023 Restaurant and Bar Awards Best Club/Night Venue, Giselle Miami, the popular Gorgeous George…
Continuous improvement describes the philosophy of the family-owned German wood products company, Best Wood Schneider. Seven years ago, it embarked on an ambitious greenfield project at Meßkirch to establish an automated end-to-end process of manufacturing…
After almost two years of intensive research, the EcoReFibre (Ecological solutions for recovery of secondary materials from post-consumer fibreboards) consortium met in Germany in April to consider interim research results. In May 2022, Dieffenbacher and…
Resource-efficient methods are increasingly in demand in the mass timber construction industry, and optimising the production process – including the adhesive system – is key to affordability and profitability. With the ever-growing demand for mass…
Marcus is the 31-year-old co-founder and managing director of Johannesburg based Mass Timber Technologies (MTT), which he describes as “A progressive and innovative business based on design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) engineered timber solutions…
When Dayne Wright, from Millennia Architects, unleashed his creativity on the structures and designs of a resort at an Eastern Cape private game reserve, he went out on a limb. He included the first curved…
This is a serious heading with lots of tongue-tying adjectives. But what is it? A photo is worth a thousand words, and when you look at Bunjil Place in Australia, you can see why I…
