 Gascogne timber frame walls
The "Gascogne Timber Frame Walls" concept is the first offer for manufactured timber frame walls of solid maritime pine.
This new concept uses 100% maritime pine, a PEFC-certified* naturally sustainable resource and area of expertise for the Group, a leading player in the Aquitaine woodlands.
*PEFC: Forestry certification recognition programme
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 As part of the "Vivons Bois" trade fair (6-9 November 2009 in Bordeaux), the "Gascogne Timber Frame Walls" won the "materials, systems and processes for wood construction" category remitted by Innovalis Aquitaine (Regional Agency for Innovation) to recognise innovative companies in the wood construction sector.
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The "Gascogne Timber Frame Walls" offer
- solid 100% PEFC certified maritime pine, with a C24 strength class entitling it to EC marking for timber frame wood.
- manufactured walls can measure up to 12 metres long x 3 metres high
- An integrated engineering department creates the design using CADD applications and completes the technical study for the structure. A planning department manages production, op timising costs and manufacturing lead times in compliance with the quality assurance system.
- industrial prefabrication at the Gascogne Wood Products plant in Marmande helps reduce installation time on the construction site and enables better quality control
- The timber frames walls are wrapped and protected prior to shipping, and technical user manual is sent with every shipment.
The "Gascogne Timber Frame Walls" range went into production at the start of the year and has been implemented on a variety of projects ranging from detached homes, collective residences, private and social housing, and service buildings. The latest project in progress is the new tertiary business park in Sarlat (Dordogne), " Les Jardins de Madame", covering more than 1640 square-meters.
Two types of walls
 open wall: comprising as a minimum the timber frame and its bracing, complete with pre-installed rain barrier and associated cladding.
closed wall: comprising the timber frame and its bracing with facing or roughcast on the outside, and pre-installed insulation, vapour barrier, joinery, plumbing shafts and interior wall covering (panelling or gypsum board) on the inside. The goal: to offer a structure which is complete on the inside and the outside, with facing, cladding, insulation, gypsum board, and interior trim...
Target
This new concept is perfectly suited to the needs of the various players and customers in the wooden homes sector: consumer motivators, architects, traditional and timber frame home builders, public and private real estate developers, wood and general construction contractors and related businesses.
Compliance with standards
This new concept is also in line with applicable standards:
- it helps ensure compliance with the current heat regulation for construction RT2005*
- it corresponds to future regulatory requirements such as the BBC-EFFINERGIE label (low consumption building)
*To build a house , one must comply with the heat regulation in force, i.e. RT 2005, which stipulates the following conditions: overall energy consumption (heating and cooling, hot water, ventilation, lighting, etc.) must be lower than the Cref energy consumption reference, summer temperature must be lower than the reference temperature, minimum performance levels for certain equipment (insulation, ventilation, heating etc.). These conditions depend on the climate to which the building is subject.
** The BBC (Low energy use building) label, for energy consumption of less than 50kWh/m².year, adjusted according to geographical location.
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- A response to new codes for eco-friendly construction (reduced environmental impact, landscape integration and the use of healthy materials offering high performance and low energy use).
- The possibility of building a positive-energy construction or home, which produces more energy than it consumes
- Maritime pine wood comes from sustainably managed forests (PEFC certification) |
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Building with wood is good for the planet
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- It takes an estimated 15 to 20 m3 (530-706 cubic ft) of wood to build a home
- The production of 100 kg (220 lb) of cement releases 110 kg (242 lb) of CO2 (whereas one kilogram of wood absor bs 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) of CO2).
- Thus, using wood for construction and energy helps conserve forests and the planet |
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