Timber is the most used building material in Japan, with the best craftsmen in the country considered Living National Treasures. Why does Japan have such a strong relationship with wood? This article explains the cultural and geographic influences that have allowed Japanese woodworkers to innovate profoundly.
Achieving a sustainable outcome when designing and constructing a home is becoming more attainable with the range of innovative products available today – engineered timber flooring included. We spoke with our very own wood expert to learn more.
When it's humid our body sweats. When its cold our skin dries out. When its hot our feet swell and we might notice our shoes get tighter. Our point being - environmental conditions have a huge effect on our bodies; but have we ever stopped to consider what they do to our timber floors?
With the ITP system construction method, the self-supporting, thermally insulated panels are used to construct innovative, energy-efficient buildings as well as for walls, ceilings and roofs.
Most hardwood adhesives today contain linear polymer chains that link to other molecules only at each end. AXIOS™ Tri-Linking™ Polymer Technology uses a revolutionary molecule that has three reactive branches similar to a tripod.