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Specifying Irish Timber for Structural Frames

Learn the mechanical properties and grading metrics of homegrown sitka spruce and larch. This guide shows how to calculate moisture movement and ensure compliance with Eurocode 5 standards.

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Our essays are authored by practicing architects, industrial designers, and architectural historians based across Ireland. Every contributor works under our strict editorial code of conduct.

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Submit photography, floor plans, and verified material schedules to our Dublin editorial desk before 12:00 on weekdays for consideration during our weekly editorial conference.

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We inspect every featured build on site and verify every material claim against real structural performance. We reject press releases in favor of honest critical observation.
Ciaran MacIntyre Ciaran MacIntyreManaging Editor & Spatial Critic

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