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Streatham & Clapham High School
The celebrated Streatham & Clapham High School, which is based in London, features a series of extensions which carefully expand, re-use, refurbish and protect the school’s original 1930's building.
Wood Awards 2019
The Wood Awards has now launched its 2019 call for entries. Anyone involved in a UK-based wood project is invited to enter and has until 24 May to submit their applications.
The role of wood in healthy building
Our new briefing document examines the increasing role that wood is playing within the field of healthy buildings, expanding and supporting the use of timber in construction.
Winners of the 2019 University Challenge
Six students aced this year's TRADA University Challenge, a high-pressure charrette-styled competition which invited students to design “healthy” student accommodation.
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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12 March 2019
TRADA’s Panel Guide has been revised
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12 March 2019
Renovating Freetown School
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12 March 2019
Wood Awards 2019: Call for entries launched
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11 March 2019
New Case Study: Streatham & Clapham High School
New Publications
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02 April 2019
List of British Standards April 2019
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02 April 2019
Standards Update April 2019
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26 March 2019
Lesser-used UK-grown timber
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26 March 2019
Specifying lesser-used UK/European timber species, and modified woods
Wood Information
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