One of the most eye-catching stands at the NEC this year had to be that of Eleco Timber Frame, whose jutting full-scale timber structure proved a real crowd-puller.
The company, whose building system uses nailplates instead of nails, unveiled a three-bedroom house designed to achieve level three of the government’s Code for Sustainable Homes.
The design by PRP Architects uses a number of energy efficient measures to meet level three without employing any renewable energy technologies. Measures include a whole house ventilation system and central concrete wall to add thermal mass and reduce the risk of overheating.
“2010 is not an unrealistic target for achieving level three of the code,” said Eleco Timber Frame managing director Paul Taylor. “In fact, the overall design using the ElecoFrame system can be modified easily in order to meet the further demands of levels four, five and six too.”
Eleco Timber Frame’s Joe Tupshafski said the company was “bursting at the seams with business” at the moment. The company hopes to start work on its biggest contract to date next February – a £2.5m project to supply and erect three apartments buildings in the north-west.
