Partitioning experts and developers of the established Tenon and System 8000 products, Ocula Systems, are now offering RIBA approved CPD training on ‘Specifying Performance Fully Glazed Partitioning Systems.’
One of the most fashionable neighbourhoods of Central London, once-industrial Clerkenwell, has long been renowned as a hive of architectural activity. Within this tangle of streets is nestled the newest addition to this community – 49 Leather Lane is Schlüter-Systems’ latest collaborative venture in the heart of the capital.
After Martifer designed the stunning façade for Birmingham New Street and Grand Central Building, Network Rail stipulated that self-drilling screws were not suitable because the fixing must exceed the 40 year life expectancy of the stainless steel façade panels.
Until now, the greatest period of timber building was between 1200 and 1700 AD. Fast forward over 300 years and we are now truly realising the full capabilities of this strong, sustainable and technically-advanced structural solution. Here, Alex Goodfellow, Chairman of the Structural Timber Association and Group Managing Director of Stewart Milne Timber Systems, shares his technical insight.
