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Companies who take a ‘patented’ approach to satisfying building regulations create their own problems, the design team at Carpenter Oak & Woodland has commented.
“We are taking an increasing number of calls from architects with questions relating to infill panels, where it is obvious they are concerned over the prescriptive approach taken by some timber frame companies,” says Andy Parker, Carpenter Oak & Woodland’s sales manager.
“For example, these are companies who have patented a type of infill panel who now find they have to ‘tweak’ it to meet new regulations. By changing the elements rather than reviewing their entire approach, they create further problems, which then require another ‘tweak’.”
Taking this approach means that architects are left with a single offer and a take or leave it attitude from timber framers which does not take into account their client’s own wishes.
“With more and more clients aspiring to a strong eco agenda, our design team always offers a solution based on client wishes and the three key principles of eco, performance and cost, that can easily be SAP tested,” explains Andy.
“We feel strongly that a more holistic approach to the whole build and what the architect and client are trying to achieve will be more successful in the long term. Packaging and patenting solutions is not necessarily the way forward to better building practice.”
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