Timber: the Building Material of the Future RIBA Work Stage 0 - Client's strategic brief and core requirements

Description

The first of three videos in CPD feature based on the RIBA work stages, to give you the information you need about building with Timber in a way that suits the way you work.

0.1 INTRODUCTION

Andrew Waugh, designer of the world’s tallest all-timber residential building, examines the projects that are suitable for timber construction and shows a gallery of some of the best of today’s timber architecture in a whole range of different building types, from housing to superstores.

0.2 CLIENT’S STRATEGIC BRIEF

Andrew takes you through the ways timber solutions can help you meet different aspects of your client’s strategic

brief, including:

• Speed of construction

• Building Performance

• Environmental Performance

• Light foundations

• Low waste

• Low disruption

• Living environment