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