Designing Timber issue 10 for online - Flipbook - Page 44
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INSPIRATION
manufactured at Built
Environment - Smarter
Transformation (BE-ST). The
cross laminated timber panels
and glue laminated beams
were manufactured using
the UK’s only Vacuum Press,
located at the BE-ST Campus,
Hamilton, near Glasgow.
The entire process of
installing the prefabricated
panels was completed within
just two days in January using
a crane positioned in the
driveway, which demonstrates
the speed and convenience
a昀昀orded by the o昀昀-site mass
timber approach.
The roof of the structure was
a pre-clad panelised system to
allow for 昀氀exibility to align with
the existing roof line.
To complement the PV
array, a SunAmp Thermino
210 ePV Thermal Storage
Battery was installed to
reduce dependence on gas for
domestic hot water use.
Sunroom or
“Sitooterie”
formed from
woodfibreinsulated
closed panels,
lined and
floored with
birch plywood.
A homegrown
glulam beam
creates the
opening; ©
Jaki Brok
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The kitchen:
homegrown
CLT was used
in the walls
and naillaminated
timber (NLT)
An external cork render
for the
separating
This phase also involved
re-rendering the existing
bungalow using a cork-based
spray system. This render
was intended to seal fabric
penetrations and reconcile the
temperature pro昀椀le across the
building’s thermal envelope
while improving the overall
aesthetic.
Cork was chosen for its
renewable credentials
and its ability to provide
wall respiration, therefore
mitigating interstitial
condensation and dampness
risks, which ensures wall
dryness and subsequently
diminishes heat loss capacity.
floor;
© Jaki Brok
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