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-# Timber building+This topic is part of [[gt:buildings|Buildings & construction]]. 
 +====== Timber building ======
  
  
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-## What is timber building?+===== What is timber building? =====
  
 Way before stone-age people lived in caves, trees would have provided a haven for our ancestors. And after caves, timber would probably have been one of the first human building materials. Way before stone-age people lived in caves, trees would have provided a haven for our ancestors. And after caves, timber would probably have been one of the first human building materials.
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-## What are the benefits of timber building?+===== What are the benefits of timber building? =====
  
 There’s a lot of talk at the moment about carbon sequestration – that is, pumping carbon dioxide underground into the spaces that used to contain oil and gas - in an attempt to avoid carbon build-up in the atmosphere. Well, another way of locking up carbon is in our homes. Trees take carbon from the atmosphere throughout their lives, and then we can sequester this carbon in timber houses. Bricks produce lots of carbon emissions and pollution in their firing and transport, and the cement industry is responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions (and rising). There’s a lot of talk at the moment about carbon sequestration – that is, pumping carbon dioxide underground into the spaces that used to contain oil and gas - in an attempt to avoid carbon build-up in the atmosphere. Well, another way of locking up carbon is in our homes. Trees take carbon from the atmosphere throughout their lives, and then we can sequester this carbon in timber houses. Bricks produce lots of carbon emissions and pollution in their firing and transport, and the cement industry is responsible for 10% of global carbon emissions (and rising).
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-## What can I do?+===== What can I do? =====
  
 Various companies provide off-the-shelf timber houses, or will design and build one for you; alternatively you can have a go at designing and building your own. If you’ve never done it before, it would probably be a good idea to try a shed first, and to attend a course. If you don’t have carpentry skills, you can often find basic carpentry courses at your local college. Various companies provide off-the-shelf timber houses, or will design and build one for you; alternatively you can have a go at designing and building your own. If you’ve never done it before, it would probably be a good idea to try a shed first, and to attend a course. If you don’t have carpentry skills, you can often find basic carpentry courses at your local college.
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-## Further resources+===== Forum =====
  
-1. Free pdf of our book, _[Timber for Building: Turning Trees into Houses](https://cms.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/9780956675187_text-compressed.pdf)_, by Andy Reynolds of [theInfoWorks](https://www.youtube.com/@TheInfoworks).+This topic belongs to the section [[gt:buildings|Buildings & construction]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/buildings).
  
-3. Free pdf of _[The Timber Framing Book](https://cms.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/The_Timber_Framing_Book.pdf)_ (1977)+===== Further resources =====
  
-5. [Free training videos](https://www.youtube.com/@ConstructionEd) on stud framing and other skills+- [Timber for Building: Turning Trees into Houses](https://www.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/9780956675187_text-compressed-1.pdf) 
 +- [The Timber Framing Book](https://cms.lowimpact.org/wp-content/uploads/The_Timber_Framing_Book.pdf) (1977) 
 +- [Free training videos](https://www.youtube.com/@ConstructionEd) on stud framing and other skills 
 +- [Advice on sourcing timber](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/posts/how-to-source-timber-with-andy-reynolds) 
 +- [Forest Stewardship Council](https://fsc.org/en) - certifying timber sourced from sustainable forestry 
 +- [Timber Frame HQ](https://timberframehq.com/) - designs, plans 
 +- [Timber Framers Guild](https://www.tfguild.org/) - non-profit educational organisation dedicated to the craft of timber framing 
 +- [International Log Builders Association](https://logassociation.org/) - furthering the craft of log building 
 +- [Timber building wiki](https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Timber_frame)
  
-7. [Advice on sourcing timber](http://lowimpactorg.onyx-sites.io/posts/how-to-source-timber-with-andy-reynolds) 
  
  
 +===== Related topics =====
  
-## Specialist curators of this topic+- [[watd:Wattle and daub]] 
 +- [[plan:planning|Planning permission]] 
 +- [[rwtf:Round wood timber framing]] 
 +- [[roun:Roundhouses]] 
 +- [[chsw:chainsaws|Chainsaws]] 
 +- [[buil:building|Low-impact building]] 
 +- [[wwor:Woodworking]] 
 +- [[wodl:woodland management|Tree / woodland management]] 
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 +===== Specialist curators of this topic =====
  
  
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