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A timber-frame house is, by definition, made entirely of wood or wood-derived materials. It therefore meets the criteria of a dry construction, as opposed to more traditional constructions based on the use of concrete, poured cement or cinder blocks, which are therefore classified as wet constructions.
There are five construction principles for a timber house
half-timbered construction: an ancestral building technique that defies time;
solid panel construction: a fast-developing industrial...
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NegaWatt Association http://www.negawatt.org/association.html
Midi-Pyrénées Bois Interprofessional Association http://www.mpbois.net
Company Scierie Sillat http://www.scieriesillat.com
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- Panneaux de fibres de bois, définition, classification et symboles - NF EN 316 -
- Particleboard – Requirements - NF EN 312 -
- Durability of wood and wood-based materials – Natural durability of solid wood – Part 1: Guidelines for testing and classifying the natural durability of wood - NF EN 350-1...
Technical documents
DTU 13.11 Surface foundations
DTU 13.12 Rules for the calculation of surface foundations
DTU 26.2 Travaux de bâtiments – Screeds and slabs based on hydraulic binders
DTU P 06-2001 (Rules NV 65) Rules defining the effects of snow and wind
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