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Teaching Timber: Building Better
27 October, 2020
There’s growing realisation that construction has a key role to play in tackling the climate crisis and, within that context, of the need to teach building professionals about using timber, writes Tabitha Binding, university and regional engagement manager, TTF

Fire issue remains hot topic
22 October, 2019
The issue of fire and timber has been in the news again recently.

Tightening of fire regulations loom
20 June, 2018
There has been a lot of talk in the timber industry about the potential knock-on effects of the Hackitt Review into the Grenfell fire.

Putting timber on the map
19 November, 2017
On the front cover of this issue is the timber-resplendent Hastings Pier, a worthy winner of this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize – UK architecture’s highest award. It really is a fantastic project and is great advert for the use of timber.

Election won’t derail offsite timber construction impetus
20 May, 2015
Structural use of timber has been in the spotlight with the current government recently, but what does the post-election future hold for this area of the market? Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of the Structural Timber Association, looks over the political horizon.

Getting into the shop window
02 December, 2013
Want to see the modern, forward thrusting face of timber use in the UK? Just pick up a copy of this year’s stunning Wood Awards results supplement – and you have your own personal one tucked into this edition of TTJ.