Search Results: 'Centre for Timber Engineering'

Lithuania’s First LVL plant opens
19 December, 2023
VMG Lignum as a part of VMG Group incorporates a wide range of wood product operations in Lithuania and now it has added LVL and I-joist production to its capabilities, reports Stephen Powney

Timber innovation for forests of the future
24 October, 2023
The UK should aim towards reducing its reliance on others for its timber, writes Gareth Waters, head of forest management support at Forestry and Land Scotland

NMITE Ted 1 course open for new intake
23 October, 2023
The NMITE is continuing to address the sustainable construction skills crisis, so the sector can reach net zero by 2050

NMITE launches TED 2 course
28 August, 2023
NMITE is building on the success of TED 1 and continuing to address the sustainable construction skills crisis, so the sector can reach net zero by 2050

Industry interrogates wood building obstacles and opportunities
28 June, 2023
Further validating engineered wood fire safety and using home-grown timber were topics covered at a wide-ranging CTI roundtable on prospects for boosting timber-based construction Mike Jeffree reports

Certified, sustainable peace of mind
28 June, 2023
WJ Group explains the importance of the correct application of fire retardant products and why certification is vital

Teams triumph in housing challenge
05 October, 2021
Tabitha Binding, university and regional engagement manager for TTF and TRADA explains how this year’s University Design Challenge went online for the first time

Olympian efforts in wood building
21 July, 2021
Timber construction has its sights set on gold at the Paris Olympics. Mike Jeffree reports

A class act
21 July, 2021
A new community learning campus in Cambridge demonstrates why it’s time to build more wooden schools. Sally Spencer reports

CATT advances
21 July, 2021
Groundworks for the new Centre for Advanced Timber Technology have started, with the first student intake set for September next year. Sally Spencer reports

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

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