Search Results: 'Napier University'

New forest strategy aims to boost economic growth
29 November, 2018
A new ambitious forest industries strategy published today aims to double the sector’s economic growth to £2bn a year by 2030.

Confor organises Superwood conference
01 November, 2018
The huge opportunity to plant more trees and use more timber in construction in the North of England will be the focus of a major conference organised by Confor.

Blue stain – A problem or not?
29 October, 2018
Andrew True asks wood scientist colleagues whether blue stain has any structural implications

AHEC’S multiply – the sum of its parts
16 October, 2018
The London Design Festival’s timber pavilion, MultiPly, is an example of a truly successful and innovative collaboration between leading industry and academic partners, writes Mark Milne, technical manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)

AHEC’S multiply – the sum of its parts
16 October, 2018
The London Design Festival’s timber pavilion, MultiPly, is an example of a truly successful and innovative collaboration between leading industry and academic partners, writes Mark Milne, technical manager, Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC)

Online training logs a win
24 September, 2018
As the construction industry continues its struggle with skills shortages, the trussed rafter industry is working hard to upskill employees, with sign-ups for specialist training quadrupling.

Science first
28 August, 2018
The Wood Technology Society held its first scientific conference in June. Sally Spencer reports on the first day

Industry backs doctoral training bid
27 August, 2018
A collaborative effort by several UK universities aims to see the development of a Centre for Doctoral Training in Timber

How not to be twisted
31 July, 2018
Twist is the most significant kind of distortion during kiln-drying of sawn timber, writes Mark Jarvis

Napier’s MSc First
23 July, 2018
Edinburgh Napier University has introduced an MSc on Timber Architectural Design and Technology – the first programme of its kind in the UK

First UK MSc on Timber Architectural Design and Technology introduced
22 June, 2018
Edinburgh Napier University has introduced an MSc on Timber Architectural Design and Technology - the first programme of its kind in the UK.

This wood stuff – it’s not just about buying and selling
25 April, 2018
Andrew True takes a brief, thought-provoking look at some of the issues facing the timber trade today

Timber car parks!
23 April, 2018
TRADA’s Urban Buzz competition resulted in some innovative designs for a multi-storey car park

Tomorrow’s designers wow with timber multi-storey car park project
28 February, 2018
A talented multidisciplinary team from some of Britain’s best-known universities has won TRADA’s undergraduate Urban Buzz competition to design a timber multi-storey car park.

Wood - but not as we know it
26 February, 2018
Species, specification and application – all need to be rethought to ensure timber fulfill its promise as the material of the future, writes Dan Ridley-Ellis, head of the Centre for Wood Science and Technology

Wood - but not as we know it
26 February, 2018
Species, specification and application – all need to be rethought to ensure timber fulfill its promise as the material of the future, writes Dan Ridley-Ellis, head of the Centre for Wood Science and Technology

On a mission
31 January, 2018
As productivity slows, there is an urgent need for the construction industry to work closely with the education sector to nurture fresh talent, says Robert Hairstans, of Edinburgh Napier University