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City of London Freeman's School Swimming Pool
The architect Hawkins\Brown has used timber to create an elegant cathedral-like structure for a new swimming pool, a structure which is also corrosion-resistant, resilient and carbon-neutral.
Better Timber Buildings conference 2019
The Better Timber Buildings conference returns this year, emboldened by its success in 2018, with a specially curated programme.
Royal Academy of Music Theatre and Recital Hall
Read the Case Study on two exceptional performance spaces at the Royal Academy of Music, Britain's oldest conservatoire, which were inspired by the curved shapes and structural elements of string instruments.
TTJ Timber Innovation Award 2019
The TTJ Timber Innovation Award, jointly sponsored by TRADA and Timber at UK Construction Week, is launched again this year with two categories for innovation.
Healthy buildings
Review an extensive list of TRADA resources dedicated to healthy buildings.
Welcome to TRADA
TRADA (The Timber Research and Development Association) is an international membership organisation dedicated to inspiring and informing best practice design, specification and use of wood in the built environment and related fields.
We pride ourselves in providing independent, authoritative design and technical guidance through this website, on-line software, printed publications, e-books, and our telephone helpline. We link specifiers and purchasers with timber industry members through our Find a supplier directory.
As a member you can access all our online information and resources. By registering for free, you can view some of our published series and examples of others. Please call us on 01494 569601 if you need any help.
Membership Benefits
- Timber Industry
- Specifiers
- Contractors
- Students and Lecturers
- Non-Corporate
Promote your offerings to the top UK audience of timber specifiers / buyers
Save time and money by getting authoritative advice quickly
Equip your staff to upsell and cross sell your product range
Save time and money using our authoritative advice
Be confident about taking on more challenging timber projects
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Be confident about taking on more challenging timber projects
Get advice quickly online and through our helpline
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Design the buildings of the future
Access our free academic learning resources
Impartial guidance, design details and case studies
Save time and money using our authoritative advice
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Impartial guidance, design details and case studies
Promote your offerings to the top UK audience of timber specifiers / buyers
Save time and money by getting authoritative advice quickly
Equip your staff to upsell and cross sell your product range
Save time and money using our authoritative advice
Be confident about taking on more challenging timber projects
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Be confident about taking on more challenging timber projects
Get advice quickly online and through our helpline
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Design the buildings of the future
Access our free academic learning resources
Impartial guidance, design details and case studies
Save time and money using our authoritative advice
Avoid making mistakes by obtaining best practice guidance
Impartial guidance, design details and case studies
- Timber Industry
- Specifiers
- Contractors
- Students and Lecturers
- Non-Corporate
Latest News
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29 May 2019
Clerkenwell Design Week: TRADA’s highlights
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24 May 2019
WoodBUILD 2019 – becoming a high-value forest nation
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24 May 2019
Procuring engineered timber buildings – a client’s guide
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24 May 2019
Case Study: City of London Freemen’s School Swimming Pool
New Publications
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10 June 2019
Specifying timber for healthy buildings
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13 May 2019
Procuring engineered timber buildings: A client's guide
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26 April 2019
Structural fire design: Statement on the design of cross-laminated timber
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24 April 2019
State of Trade Survey 2019 Q1
Wood Information
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