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Hardwoods for Interiors
  • David Venables
  • European Director, AHEC
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Know your species
  • All about knowledge
  • Architects obtain this through interest and persevence; now more through information being delivered to them
  • Know your species; know their potential


  • Ash, oak, cherry (e.g. with pix)
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Hardwood:
Considerations for the architect
  • Aesthetics
  • Availability
  • Access to technical data


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Hardwood:
Requirements for the architect
  • Price
  • Performance
  • Provenance


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Hardwood:
Issues for the architect
  • Sustainability of materials and building
  • Successful integration with other materials
  • Satisfaction by the client
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Marine Institute, Galway
  • The American white oak, ash and other species used in this Galway project provided solutions for the architect on all these points.


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