We are behind the curve on this, with only 24pc of our new houses being timber frame. Very few larger buildings use timber construction. Forestry in Ireland creates 12,000 jobs and is worth €2 ...

Timber frame homes are a thermally efficient form of traditional building. ... Trim, the site of Ireland's finest Norman Castle, built in 1173 by Hugh DeLacy, ...

Cygnum Timber Frame, one of Ireland’s leading off-site manufacturing companies, has been honoured with the overall operational excellence award at the fifth annual Operational Excellence Awards ...

About two thirds of people believe more timber frame houses should be built in Ireland rather than using concrete or steel, according to a new survey. Research carried out by Red C into public ...

A restoration project may have unearthed Ireland's earliest surviving example of a timber-framed house. Archaeologists have discovered an oak frame structure in the home of Irene Clune on Chapel ...

A timber veranda frames a courtyard at House for Ela, a home by Switzerland-based architect Ewa Kaszuba on a forested site in a spa town near Warsaw. Designed for a retired couple, the house is a ...

In 2022, Ireland’s circularity rate, which is a measure of the proportion of waste material that is recovered and returned to the economy, declined to 1.8% from 1.9% in 2021 and is significantly ...

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has said that the concrete levy introduced in Budget 2023 on Tuesday should lead to the building of more timber frame homes. The levy, from which it is ...