The photographs show a recently completed bridge in the north of Denmark. The bridge was produced by Lilleheden in Denmark who liaised with the consultants in the formulation of the design.

The concept was to move away from the usual, bland, standard concrete bridge constructions to something more aesthetically pleasing whilst producing a practical and robust solution using a natural material, yet able to withstand the rigours of motorway traffic. The completed bridge exudes a vision of lightness and elegance and includes special features such as a fauna passage and a footpath to the local golf course course. The protective coating is a semi-transparent durable wood preservative.

The bridge girders, deck and piers are of Glulam construction using Danish spruce from sustainable sources. It has two roadway decks in four sections, each 55 meters long, 3.5 meters wide, 2 meters high and weighing approximately 55 tonnes.

West Midlands Merry Hill Shopping Complex

The columns and curved components for two new covered walkways at this shopping complex are made from glue laminated thinnings of Welsh oak. The material is the result of a research project by TRADA Technology Ltd (TTL), under the DoE Partners in Technology programme, to develop methods of producing high-value structural composites from British-grown hardwood.

The Ecotech Centre Swaffham Norfolk

Although dimensionally not the largest glued laminated timber (glulam) structure in East Anglia, it is believed to contain the largest volume of timber in any structure in the region.
In maintaining the ethos of the Ecotech Centre, glulam was chosen as the preferred structural element owing to its prime position as the only truly renewable building material. All the timber used was from forests with a clear management policy that ensures continued availability well into the forseeable future.

St. Paul's Church Brentford

The interior of St. Paul's Church, Brentford, showing the use of timber and glulam beams.