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The brief was to create a new housing type capable of being mass produced, using modern building techniques on a realistic budget to challenge the preconceived notions of volume house building.

Black Timber House by HAPA Architects for private client, winning a RIBA South East Award 2023 and RIBA South East Small Project of the Year Award 2023 (sponsored by Gaggenau).

Learn more about how the perception of using timber for larger buildings is changing for architects.

A new playbook aims to provide a detailed framework to help make insurance for mass timber more accessible.

'Non-orthogonal Light Timber Frame Design' was shortlisted in the 'Design & Technical' category in the RIBA President's Awards for Research 2018.

Timber is a sustainable material that could play a significant role in low carbon building. Experts reveal their tips on durability, insurance, client concerns and other timber considerations.

The online session will cover topics such as the importance of service classes in timber design, points of good practice for detailing, and mitigation and remediation strategies.

This series of presentations from members of the Structural Timber Association will reflect on how its systems are imperative in delivering a net zero recovery, including its links with Welsh Government, the importance of quality & compliance and what the structural timber sector is doing to ensure it is embedded within it. It will also update those attending on recent fire research including cavity barriers & sprinklers.

Join Dr Jagjit Singh for this online, illustrated talk, where the RIBA South/South East Conservation Group will discuss environmental conservation solutions for damp, mould, and timber decay.

Andrew Lawrence (Global Timber Lead, ARUP) explains how and where timber can really excel in a building’s design; and make a project more cost competitive too.

Winners of the President's Awards for Research category presented their proposed SuperTall Timber tower.

'The Development of the Building Envelope Using Welsh-Grown Timber' was shortlisted in the Design & Technical category in the RIBA President's Awards for Research 2017

From combustibility to whether timber is less durable than other materials, industry experts debunk the most common myths.

Join the RIBA South Conservation Group for their May 2023 talk with guest speaker James Kenny - Archaeology Officer, from Chichester District Council.

The Global Architecture Exchanges are a unique online series of talks hosted in collaboration with other professional, global architectural institutes where we explore how architects are tackling universal challenges. Join us on for Topic 1 - Climate Change/Sustainability – How do architects respond to the climate emergency?

For the second talk in our Architecture Anew series, we will hear from a panel of architects, artists, and designers who are finding new ways to work with natural materials and traditional technologies.

This sociable interactive event is a growing networking platform for local RIBA Members to share tips, concerns or questions about their practice or the profession. It is also a chance to celebrate architecture. Join us in sharing your projects and expertise with our local audience of RIBA architects.

Register now for a ticket to the RIBA's lunchtime net zero carbon panel discussion

Read how Beavis & Morgan helped their clients claim back Research and Development (R&D) tax credits from the work they are doing in providing solutions and adapting to new processes, methods and materials in meeting sustainability goals.

Ahead of the launch of our new Clore Learning Centre, the project team give us a sneak peek at the project and reveal the stories behind some of the materials they worked with.