Mass Timber Technologies (MTT), the provider of engineered timber to BOXA, is certified by the FSC our Registration Code is: SA-COC-014013. We are able to supply 100% FSC products if required, otherwise an FSC mix as per your minimum requirements is also available. We  trade with a variety of suppliers, most of which are FSC registered, however our FSC certification and material  management system will ensure that the full chain of custody is provided upon delivery of your products.

The Henkel Adhesive for MTT’s laminated timber components fulfills the M1-criteria for low-emission building materials.  Issued by The Building Information Foundation RTS sr - Please consult the Henkel Technical Data Sheet: LOCTITE HB  S409 PURBON 

For the internal wall finishes of the BOXA units, Tiimberlife Furnocoat is applied. For the internal floor finishes, Timberlife Tuffdeck is applied to seal the floor panels. There are no solvents or VOC’s in these finishes.

The foundational principles of BOXA’s holistically pre-engineered and fabricated building system are to: 

1) Minimise the use of materials and composites derived from extractive mineral or petro-chemical sources (ie  cement, steel, solvents); 

2) Maximise the use of bio-based renewable carbon-sequestrating materials and composites (ie timber, hemp); 

3) Substantially reduce groundworks and direct impacts to the local site and its ecology by using micropile footings (avoid digging, trenching, cutting, filling ground); 

4) Minimise the carbon emissions and risks associated with transport and logistics of materials and crew to and  from site; 

5) Minimise the time, people and risk of installation on site (relative to conventional building with brick & mortar) with a holistically pre-engineered and fabricated rapid install system;

6)  Eliminate the use of water and waste produced on site. 

7) Designed for disassembly, relocation and reassembly (circular economy and secondary use) 

The CLT wall and floor panels are 66mm thick. In the event of fire the burn / char rate of CLT is a predictable 1mm per minute. Taking this burn rate into account and applying rational design principles, all BOXA installations will have a minimum 30 minute fire rating.

We prefer to install on a level site however we have done installations on slopes before. It is important to note that depending on the size of the unit that you will get large heights to a finished floor level if the site is on a slope. We have done previous installations (link to ecostudy) where the site was on a large slope and we engineered a substructure system to support our units.

BOXA uses a rapid install, instant load-bearing galvanised steel micro-pile footing system supporting an optimised and  treated engineered timber subframe. Minimal environmental footprint with a clean, light and aesthetic finish No ground works or digging / trenching, no cement, no water, no waste, no curing time.