Search Results: 'Centre for Timber Engineering'

NMITE signs MOU with Edinburgh Napier University
20 April, 2021
The New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Edinburgh Napier University (ENU). The news came as it announced that Professor Robert Hairstans has joined as founding director of the NMITE’s Centre for Advanced Timber Technology (CATT) (ttjonline March 11).

NMITE appoints CATT founding director
11 March, 2021
The New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has announced that Professor Robert Hairstans has joined as founding director of its Centre for Advanced Timber Technology (CATT).

Ligna makes preparations
24 February, 2021
The pandemic has forced the postponement of Ligna to the autumn but the organisers say the show will be as good as ever

Fire works and water works
24 February, 2021
TRADA’s annual Better Timber Buildings conference looked at the issues of fi re and moisture content in the context of CLT mass timber buildings. Sally Spencer reports

Science Fact
23 December, 2020
The WTS’s annual conference went online this year, providing plenty of technical information and room for discussion. Sally Spencer reports

Masters class
09 December, 2020
George Fereday, architect and associate teaching professor at the London Metropolitan University outlines a new MSc in Sustainable Timber Building

Taylor Lane completes landmark Somerset development
03 November, 2020
Taylor Lane Timber Frame has supplied and erected its 140mm pre-insulated timber frame kits for the first phase of Acorn Property Group’s landmark development, Cubis Bruton in Somerset, comprising three and four-bedroom houses and two-storey apartment blocks.

Pulling their weight
30 October, 2020
The workhorses of the British-grown timber sector – the sawmills – have shown their resilience through lockdown and are experiencing strong demand for their products. Sally Spencer reports

Home-grown housing
30 October, 2020
Architect George Fereday, associate teaching professor at the London Metropolitan University, explains the HomeGrownHouse project

Lessons in wood construction
29 October, 2020
A dramatic new building on the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering’s Skylon campus is set to be a beacon for timber engineering education. Mike Jeffree reports

Building in nature
27 October, 2020
The sole site available for the Maggie’s Centre at Leeds’ St James Hospital was its only green space – architects Heatherwick Studio determined to keep it as such. Mike Jeffree reports

Putting customers first
20 April, 2020
Andy Hodge, marketing director at Lonza explains how the company’s full service approach puts its customers at the heart of its business decisions

Making the most of treated wood
20 April, 2020
WPA chief executive Gordon Ewbank explains how making the most of wood to tackle climate change goes hand in glove with making the most of wood protection technology

Dietrich’s to sponsor NMITE and The Centre for Advanced Timber Technology
10 March, 2020
New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has announced a five-year relationship with Dietrich’s, the 3D CAD/CAM-software specialists for wood construction.

NMITE plans Timber technology centre
25 February, 2020
Professor Martin Gillie, provost and chief academic officer at NMITE describes plans for a Centre for Advanced Timber Technology

Inspired to be better
28 January, 2020
TRADA’s second Better Timber Buildings conference set out to educate and inspire the construction community. Sally Spencer was there

Hereford based NMITE plans to develop Centre for Advanced Timber Technology
16 January, 2020
New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) was inaugurated in 2018 and is focussed specifically on technology and engineering.

Highway to Hardwood Market growth
18 December, 2019
Last month’s International Hardwood Conference demonstrated a new energy and focus in the sector. Mike Jeffree reports

Timber Integrates into UKCW
26 November, 2019
Timber sector exhibitors became a fully-fledged part of the UK’s biggest construction show at the Birmingham NEC. Mike Jeffree reports

The next generation
26 November, 2019
HNC construction students enjoy a unique opportunity