The Commercial Timber Guidebook

6 . 1

EXAMPLE BUILDING - TYPOLOGY 1

STRUCTURAL MATERIAL Full timber

H E I GH T 4 storeys and <18 metres

30m

30m

30m

BUILDING NIA 2,000 m²

M 2

MAX. FLOOR CAPACITY 1 in 12 m 2 NIA (60 people/floor)

18m

18m

18m

CONSTRUCTION Offsite Category 3 and 5

EXPOSED SURFACES Glulam columns and beams CLT soffits

COS T <£25 million

£

CONSEQUENCE CLASS Class 2A

BUILDING DESCRIPTION

Illustrative example Type 1 is a 4 storey commercial office building

It is made from a full timber construction , using mass timber floor slabs and mass timber columns and beams. The core is also constructed to from CLT.

The building has a timber roof installed to falls and uses lightweight timber frame construction within the toilets and service areas.

An example plan of the illustrative building

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Example Buildings

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