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Learn about the benefits of mass timber construction (CLT); how to insulate with wood fibre; and how to plan for airtightness.

In this virtual CPD, we will use case studies to share best practice examples of various solid masonry wall insulation systems using breathable materials to ensure building structural safety and longevity.

Transport and erect i on site and that is it. so, essentially, you have created a very high—tech building that has the appearance of a ruin. i guess so, yes. inside is equally natural. and this is your flat we're coming into? yes, straight in. that's some view. st paul's out there and we can see the stone. that is correct. that is our limestone exoskeleton. - so the outside is all stone, inside, all european oak, timber. - is that to make it carbon neutral, carbon—negative? so if you remove all- the aluminium partitions, plasterboard lining, - replace it all with timber frame and timber it...

All the partitions, all the plasterboard lining, all the paint, replace it with timber frame and timber as the finish, then any wet areas, more stone. normal minimalist architect's kitchen here, isn't it? yes, that's right. we can even hide the oven if we don't want to look at it. 0r nice big larders hiding the mess, which is also a bit of a secret door — a short cut to our bedroom. oh, it is a door? it is a doorway. come and follow me. wow. wow! takes us past our bathroom. is this a bath? that is a nice, big bath.

Exactly. so if you remove all the aluminium partitions, plasterboard lining... no paint? no plaster, no paint. so if you replace it all with timber frame and timber itself as the finish and then any wet areas, more stone. normal, minimalist, architect's kitchen here, isn't it? yes, that is right. we can even hide the oven if we don't want to look at it. 0r nice big larders, hiding the mess which is also a bit of a secret door, shortcut to our bedroom. oh, it is a door! it is a doorway. come and follow me. wow! takes us past our bathroom. is this a bath?! it is a nice big bath.