The Structural Timber Association have released their ‘Guide to Commercial Viability’ to illustrate and quantify the true commercial benefits of building with a structural timber system.

This guide is the first of a series developed to support the commercial teams within construction and housebuilding industries to generate an accurate project appraisal. This will aid housebuilders and contractors to adopt structural timber build systems so that the UK can meet its target to build 1.5million homes over the next five years.

The guides are structured to provide knowledge and support on a range of key topics in the industry. Within the ‘Guide to Commercial Viability’ a range of findings and tips are presented to demonstrate the commercial value of building using structural timber. For example, many house builders find that building a timber frame home can be as much as 50% quicker than that of masonry construction in some cases. Additionally, the time taken to make a house weather-tight, is between 6-10 weeks shorter. Further examples of time and resource savings are presented within the guide, making it a go-to for anyone considering or actively using structural timber.

Alex Goodfellow, Chief Executive Officer of Donaldson Offsite and Board Member of the STA, said: “We’ve worked collaboratively as an association over the past few years to demonstrate why the construction industry should transition to using structural timber, but more specifically, how this can be achieved in a way that not only provides significant benefit to their business but also to the environment.

“The Guide to Commercial Viability demonstrates those benefits which relate to commercial value and rationalises how much time and money can be saved when compared to traditional building materials and methods. This is an incredibly useful playbook for housebuilders, and we see it as a great resource for the industry.”

To download the ‘Guide to Commercial Viability’, visit: https://timefortimber.org/how-timber/commercial-viability/

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