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Citation
(2002), "BRE defends timber frame", Structural Survey, Vol. 20 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/ss.2002.11020eab.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2002, MCB UP Limited
BRE defends timber frame
BRE defends timber frame
Keywords: Timber frame construction, Fire resistance
BRE have responded to a recent article in Building magazine which was critical of timber frame construction. The TF2000 BRE project which investigated the structural and fire performance of a six-storey experimental timber frame building confirmed the ability of such buildings to satisfy current Building Regulations. BRE concluded that there was "… no evidence to suggest that timber frame construction suffers disproportionately from problems of poor workmanship or that it is exposed to higher risks of fire spread beyond the compartment of origin in the event of a fire."