March 26, 2011 / Make A Comment / Article
In choosing a carpenter, most people consider ‘will this person do a good job’, but not ‘will this carpenter be fuelling the illegal trade in timber’. The United Nations declared 2011 to be the ‘International Year of Forests’ and presented some eye-opening figures. 31% of the world’s land is made up of forest. Our forests
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February 2, 2011 / 2 Comments / News, Projects
Straw may sound like an unlikely building material but it is increasingly being used in the construction industry. Its growing popularity is because straw is an excellent insulator that is ecological friendly and cheap. Using straw in building requires some specialist skill. To make a wall, a timber frame needs to be constructed. The bails
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