Magazine Articles

Over the years we have published many articles, particularly through our TRADA Yearbook, which provide a good, quick introduction to a wide range of topics.

Available documents in this series

Title	Date	Access
Achieving long-lasting timber fencing through specification	2015	1
Aiming high with glulam	2014	1
Appearances can be deceptive	2011	1
Are all roof battens the same	2013	1
Assessing structural timber elements	2015	1
Back to school with fibonacci	2012	1
Be sure the wood is fit for purpose	2013	1
BIM – it’s all change!	2014	1
Bishop Edward King Chapel	2014	1
Building the future – with cross-laminated timber	2014	1
Burning issues	2012	1
Case study of cladding at Stonebridge Hillside Hub, West London	2011	1
Case study: Crosslam and glulam house	2012	1
Case study: New breed of boathouse	2012	1
Case study: Olympic Velodrome	2012	1
Classification of adhesives for structural use	2015	1
Cosy crosslam: the cladding conundrum	2015	1
Countdown to zero	2012	1
Cross-laminated residential towers	2014	1
Cut above the rest	2014	1
Decking: A builder’s guide	2013	1
Discoloration: prevention and cure	2012	1
Durability trial of British softwoods attracts industry backing	2015	1
Durable timber decking	2015	1
Eliminating illegal timber	2012	1
Eurocode 5 and CE Marking	2013	1
Eurocode 5: a young engineer’s perspective	2011	1
Eurocode 5: the supply chain perspective	2011	1
Evaluating the potential for lesser-used timber species	2015	1
Fastener capacity the easy way	2014	1
Field of dreams: ‘If you build it they will come’	2015	1
Fire doors by numbers	2014	1
Fire doors: seeing the end game	2011	1
Fire test early to avoid last minute hold-up	2014	1
Fire-resisting doorsets: A builder’s guide	2013	1
Form and function in window design	2011	1
From tiny acorns Cheshire Oaks has grown	2013	1
From waste to resource	2013	1
Gentle treatment stops the cracks	2015	1
Get a grip!	2014	1
Getting the right connection	2012	1
Glulam leads eco-store race	2011	1
Glulam revisited	2012	1
Green oak – back in the frame	2012	1
Grown in Britain	2014	1
Home-grown Cross-laminated timber – Pipe dream or realistic proposition	2013	1
How to design a flat roof	2014	1
How to design a pitched roof	2015	1
Innovate to insulate	2013	1
Innovation celebration	2014	1
Inspiring the future: timber research and innovation	2015	1
Investigating timber in historic buildings	2011	1
Joinery masterclass	2014	1
Just more red tape	2011	1
Learning how timber delivers	2012	1
Lessons in history	2012	1
Levelling the playing field	2015	1
Limiting fire and smoke spread	2015	1
Long-lasting wood windows – a specification guide	2015	1
Low carbon: how does timber fit the bill	2011	1
Make the right connections	2014	1
Making waves with LUS	2010	1
New ‘roadmap’ for new homes	2014	1
New teeth for CE Marking of construction products	2013	1
One tonne living	2012	1
Overcladding: the case for timber	2010	1
Part A – falling behind	2011	1
Part L: Luke warm and watered down	2014	1
Passive fire protection	2012	1
Preserving confidence in treated wood	2013	1
Research finds adhesive layer improves wood flooring performance	2014	1
Rising and going	2013	1
Safe on site	2012	1
Sculpting the future	2013	1
Shared wisdom	2011	1
Solving the cladding conundrum	2013	1
Span Tables – a look back and forward	2015	1
Specifying wood floor products	2014	1
Students – our future	2012	1
Support for timber cladding	2014	1
Sustainable timber	2012	1
Sustainable timber sourcing	2014	1
The customer is king	2011	1
The Fire Safety Order – closing the knowledge gap	2015	1
The ins and outs of windows	2012	1
The Lyptus test	2012	1
The pragmatist	2012	1
The world’s first PEFC certified housing project: Kingsgate House, London	2015	1
The zero-carbon challenge	2011	1
Thermal mass in light-weight domestic construction	2013	1
Thirst for knowledge	2013	1
Timber Expo centrepiece	2011	1
Timber frame and fire	2011	1
Timber frame walls – sound performance	2011	1
Timber frame: low energy, high performance	2011	1
Timber frame: modern and truly sustainable	2011	1
Timber grows beyond green	2015	1
Timber on our doorstep	2012	1
Timber steps up to green deal with cladding for solid masonry dwelling	2013	1
Timber suits flood situations	2014	1
Time called on ‘vacuous’ sustainability claims	2013	1
Time for timber	2014	1
Top ten tips for timber cladding	2015	1
TRADA funds research into underfloor heating test rig	2013	1
Turning the heat up on party walls	2010	1
Ty Unnos – a house in one night	2011	1
University Engagement Programme	2014	1
Using wood for solar shading	2013	1
Velocity in British timber	2015	1
Volumetric building: idea to realisation	2011	1
Warm to the touch	2012	1
What wood is that	2014	1
What’s in a name	2011	1
Wood for Good Lifecycle Database	2015	1
Wood’s use for solar shading	2012	1
Zero-carbon Passivhaus is timber frame	2011	1

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