UK TFA alleges timber frame report is biased

摘要

The UK Timber Frame Association has criticised a report calling for a review of UK fire regulations around timber-frame construction, branding it "biased" and "misleading", writes Thomas Lane. The UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA) is demanding the report, which was published by insurance industry research and lobbying body RISCAuthority, is withdrawn. RISCAuthority is standing by the report and denies it is biased or misleading. The controversy follows a number of fires on building sites and insurers' concerns about the size and number of fire-related claims in timber-framed buildings, compared with other forms of construction.