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With the UK government aiming to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years, construction leaders are calling for the urgent adoption of proven solutions to accelerate sustainable house building ...

Industry leaders travelled to Scotland to learn how the housing is produced as developers and ministers look for ways to increase the number of homes being built in London ...

Timber-frame construction puts gravity and lateral loads into fewer, larger members. It relies on exposed beams and open spans as defining architectural features. That differs from conventional wood ...