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In the build up to the Timber Development UK University Design Challenge, built environment professionals are coming together in a series of webinars across nine weeks starting today.

#RSUDC21 has been longlisted for the ASBP 2022 Awards Initiative Category.

Students and lecturers from UK universities and colleges are invited to submit ideas and concepts to continue the Conversations about Climate Change and win items from the 2021 exhibition. The deadline for entry is 11 February 2022.

Students studying Architecture at Birmingham City University, Centre for Alternative Technology, Coventry University, Glyndwr University, Lancaster University, UCLAN, University of Liverpool, Liverpool John Moore’s University, University of Salford, University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Wolverhampton are invited to…

The Timber Development UK University Design Challenge is calling on students to tackle the climate crisis and experts at the forefront of construction to come together to share information and knowledge.

One of TRADA’s most popular outputs is the inspirational timber case study, of which we currently host 150! In this article, we take another look at the top 5 most viewed and downloaded case studies of 2021, selected from all…

New dates have been added to the Fundamentals of timber programme.

With the eyes of the world on COP26 in the first two weeks of November, the global timber industry has been collectively hosting a World of Wood Festival.

Six structures and two product designs have been announced as the Wood Awards 2021 winners at a ceremony on 25 November held at the Building Centre, London.

More than 150 members came together for the inaugural Timber Development UK AGM and Global Timber Conference, marking the beginning of a new era for the UK timber industry.

Timber Development UK – the organisation formed from the merger of TRADA and Timber Trade Federation – is delighted to introduce Southside Hereford: University Design Challenge.

Oliver Hartley-Booth outlines the topics discussed by this focus group to help increase the use of mass timber in the commercial office market.

Kelly Harrison discusses how engineered timber offers solutions to the challenges of adapting existing buildings, and highlights lessons learned.

Lee Murphy assesses the challenges and the overall benefits of using mass timber in roof top construction.

Timber Development UK is bringing clarity to how to account for embodied carbon in timber construction with a newly released technical paper.

The next session of TRADA’s latest Learn with TRADA Live series Fundamentals of timber, which provides a comprehensive overview of the many aspects of timber, is Moisture in wood – Part 2 with Lewis Taylor, Senior Timber Frame Consultant, at…

The Oak Frame Training Forum (OFTF) is a training group formed by The Carpenters’ Fellowship (CF) in response to our members needs for training, qualifications and accreditation which had hitherto been unavailable within our specialist sector. We provide the full…

To avert the worst effects of climate change, the global forest and timber industries are calling on politicians to urgently support the scaling up of the use of wood in a new manifesto.