Sugar House Island in east London, designed by Waugh Thistleton Architects, uses cross-laminated timber
Proponents of structural timber have told CM that including the material in the government’s ban on combustibles for buildings over 18m is wrong.
Anthony Thistleton, founding partner of Waugh Thistleton Architects, which has used cross-laminated timber (CLT) widely on projects (including Sugar House Island in east London, pictured), said: “The inclusion of CLT within this ban is not merited by the evidence. We are now working closely with the industry to try to get a ban that is more reflective of the risk.”
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