{"id":605,"date":"2015-07-31T08:23:07","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T08:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johngilbert.co.uk\/?p=605"},"modified":"2018-03-01T15:33:24","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T15:33:24","slug":"scottish-timber-in-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johngilbert.co.uk\/?p=605","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Timber"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Gilbert Architects was commissioned by Forestry Commission Scotland and Perthshire Housing Association to investigate the benefits and issues using Scottish timber more widely in rural construction.<\/p>\n<h2>Using Local Materials<\/h2>\n<p>Using locally sourced and produced construction materials is a key part of a sustainable approach to house construction. Rural Scotland is on the periphery of most transport networks but has vast timber resources \u2013 the potential to reduce transportation and increase local employment is huge. We produced two reports:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Prototype House using Scottish Timber<\/strong> \u2013 the first report, available from the Forestry Commission outlines the development of a prototype maximising the use of Scottish timber in a rural, affordable, low energy house. We calculated costs and considered construction issues with drawings and supplementary information are within appendices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Case Studies of Good Practice<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the second part is four case studies of completed social housing projects in Scotland. It examines their construction, use of timber and environmental credentials. It then examines the main reasons why Scottish timber is currently not commonly used in timber frame buildings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The report examines the perceived problems with structural strength and consistent quality and looks at options to overcome them.<\/p>\n<h2>Green To Greener Specification<\/h2>\n<p>We have summarised our approach in a Green to Greener specification \u2013 a grid showing five approaches to timber house construction \u2013 from current minimum standards with high CO2 emissions \u2013 to a specification leading to almost zero carbon emissions.<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0approach was put into practice at our Creagan Gorm cottages at Glenmore for Albyn Housing Society using land released by the Forestry Commission.<\/p>\n<h2>Download<\/h2>\n<p>The publications can be downloaded from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johngilbert.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/sctb01.pdf\">Scottish Timber Publication 01<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Summary document<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johngilbert.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/sctb02.pdf\">Scottish Timber Publication 02<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Case studies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.johngilbert.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/sctb03.pdf\">Scottish Timber Publication 03<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Prototype house design<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Gilbert Architects was commissioned by Forestry Commission Scotland and Perthshire Housing Association to investigate the benefits and issues using Scottish timber more widely in rural construction. 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