Search Results: 'Building Design'

Swedish Wood launches four-volume Glulam Handbook
14 May, 2024
Glulam’s increasing popularity as an architecturally expressive, lightweight, low carbon structural solution has shown the need for more definitive information about its use.

NTS adds metal web joists to EWP range
14 May, 2024
National Timber Systems (NTS), part of National Timber Group, has added metal web joists to its range of engineered wood products.

TRA announces 2024 Roofscape Design Award winners
25 April, 2024
A packed audience of Trussed Rafter Association members gathered this week to see who would win the hotly contested Roofscape Design Awards 2024.

Timber to make a splash at Paris Olympics
23 April, 2024
The Aquatics Centre at the Paris Olympics is the only permanent new building for the games, promising a lasting legacy for the neighbourhood and beyond.

Sykes Timber in major retrofit of headquarters building
17 April, 2024
UK timber merchant and distributor Sykes Timber has received permission to re-design its headquarters building with extensive use of timber products.

French school completed in Stora Enso automated coating line
12 April, 2024
The Bourdonnières School in Nantes, France has become the first project to be completed using Stora Enso’s automated coating line for cross-laminated timber (CLT). The production line is levelling up the protection for mass timber against moisture, UV radiation and insects.

STA launches new skills hub and installer training scheme
02 April, 2024
In a move that will significantly improve access to high-quality timber skills training, the Structural Timber Association (STA) has launched an online Skills Hub incorporating its new STA Installer Training Scheme (ITS).

EGGER hits the road
01 March, 2024
EGGER is partnering with James Latham for a UK roadshow to unveil the ‘EGGER 24+’ décors collection, comprising over 230 new high-definition finishes.

Swedish Wood hosts event at residence of Swedish ambassador
01 March, 2024
On February 23, 40 senior representatives of construction companies, the insurance industry, developers, architects, academics and policymakers gathered at the residence of the ambassador for Sweden to the UK in London’s Portland Place for a discussion event hosted by Swedish Wood in co-operation with Timber Development UK and the Structural Timber Association.

Essential evidence
29 February, 2024
The BWF continues its call for third-party accreditation of fire doors

Timber on top form
29 February, 2024
The Wood Awards celebrate the use of timber in standout architecture and product design – and 2023 provided a bumper crop

Coatings conclusions
29 February, 2024
The coatings and finishes sector expects demand challenges this year but brighter times ahead. Sally Spencer reports

Getting wise to size
29 February, 2024
Guidance on cladding and installation should be followed to ensure year-round performance, writes Timber Decking and Cladding Association director Janet Sycamore

Seen to be green
29 February, 2024
Its environmental credentials and good looks give wood cladding strong growth prospects, say market analysts and suppliers. Mike Jeffree reports

Celebrating excellence and innovation
29 February, 2024
An inspirational Wood Awards showcased even greater daring and diversity in wood building and product design, writes Timber Development UK sustainability and project manager Lucy Bedry

Celebrating excellence and innovation
29 February, 2024
An inspirational Wood Awards showcased even greater daring and diversity in wood building and product design, writes Timber Development UK sustainability and project manager Lucy Bedry

Career highlight
29 February, 2024
Richard Griffiths, IT manager at Minera Roof Trusses, shares some top tips for a rewarding career

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28 February, 2024
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DTS secures CHIC Newbuild Development Framework for timber frame
15 February, 2024
Leading UK offsite timber frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has been appointed to the Communities and Housing Investment Consortium’s (CHIC) Newbuild Development Framework.

Roofscape Design Awards return to showcase best trussed rafter designs
18 January, 2024
The Trussed Rafter Association’s (TRA) Roofscape Design Awards is back to showcase and celebrate the ingenuity and technical skills of designers in the trussed rafter sector.