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Spikes installed on top of a timber fence.
Link: https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/norways-collapsed-timber-bridge-had-vulnerabilities-says-arup-expert-17-08-2022/ The Tretten Bridge in Norway collapsed due to inherent design vulnerabilities, as noted by Arup’s timber specialist, Andrew Lawrence. Although no injuries occurred,…
Link: https://www.ribaj.com/buildings/timber-office-london-piercy-and-company-fire-safety-regulations Piercy & Company’s nine-storey timber office building at 38 Berkeley Square in London is the first tall exposed timber structure to comply with…
Link: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dad-jailed-uks-most-disastrous-32461657 Mark Coates and his wife Louise have been ordered to sell their home after a prolonged and bitter dispute with their neighbors over…
Link: A fire broke out at the £62m Robertson site in Leeds, where the company is converting former council-owned buildings into student accommodation. The blaze,…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/mar/05/fears-of-new-uk-cladding-crisis-after-blaze-destroys-timber-frame-homes A potential new national fire safety crisis has emerged in the UK after Barnet council discovered hundreds of low-rise timber-frame homes with plastic…
