Training & Events

This online course introduces timber as an engineering material, with a focus on its use in historic structures. It covers non-destructive techniques for condition assessment and strategies for the reuse of heritage structures.

From boundary structures, pergolas to path edging, timber is probably the most used material in any garden or landscape.  The inclusion of timber into external spaces requires an appreciation of the species that are available and most suitable as well as how they should be detailed...

The Young researchers conference returns for its 23rd year. This online event features the best research projects from PhD students in structural engineering. Apply to present at next year's conference for an opportunity to showcase your research to other young researchers, young engineers and industry professionals....

Mass timber products like cross-laminated timber (CLT) have increased in popularity in the past decades stimulating an interest understanding the whole life cycle assessment of wood-based products compared to other construction materials.   However, given their relative novelty, there is little actual experience of what...

The Mass Timber Conference attracts professionals from across the forest, manufacturing, design, development, and construction industries, and is the largest gathering of mass timber experts in the world.   Explore the supply chain for cross-laminated timber (CLT), nail-laminated timber, glulam beams and panels, mass plywood panels,...

Making the New European Bauhaus a great success: Nature-based solutions for citizens, society and our climate   The European Commission’s New European Bauhaus calls for a creative, interdisciplinary, novel movement embedded in the society to imagine together a sustainable future and to engage on a...

Are you introducing timber as a material into your structural or civil engineering course? Would you like to access resources and a new publication that will give you, your university and your students a head start when incorporating timber into your teaching?   Lecturers and...

The Structural timber engineering series (May – June 2021) includes five sessions and delves into topics including: structural timber products, designing for durability, timber connections, and hybrid construction. It will be of particular interest to lecturers and practising engineers.   Understanding structural timber products, how...

The Structural timber engineering series (May – June 2021) includes five sessions and delves into topics including: structural timber products, designing for durability, timber connections, and hybrid construction. It will be of particular interest to lecturers and practising engineers.   Key differences in approach between...

The Structural timber engineering series (May – June 2021) includes five sessions and delves into topics including: structural timber products, designing for durability, timber connections, and hybrid construction. It will be of particular interest to lecturers and practising engineers.   Designing with moisture in mind...

The Structural timber engineering series (May – June 2021) includes five sessions and delves into topics including: structural timber products, designing for durability, timber connections, and hybrid construction. It will be of particular interest to lecturers and practising engineers.   How timber components are connected...

The Structural timber engineering series (May – June 2021) includes five sessions and delves into topics including: structural timber products, designing for durability, timber connections, and hybrid construction. It will be of particular interest to lecturers and practising engineers.   Hybrid timber and steel construction...

This course offers an introduction to base and loadings Eurocodes and timber design to Eurocode 5.   Dr Keerthi Ranasinghe Dr Keerthi Ranasinghe is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, a member of the TRADA Technical Advisory Panel, and an...

This course introduces advanced topics in timber design to Eurocode 5, including fasteners and connectors.   Dr Keerthi Ranasinghe Dr Keerthi Ranasinghe is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, a member of the TRADA Technical Advisory Panel, and an independent...

The first session of the Fundamentals of timber series, which takes place on 6 July 2021, is ‘What you need to consider when using and specifying timber’.   It will be presented by Phil O’Leary, Technical Manager, at BM TRADA, and covers: the versatility of...

This course will equip attendees with practical knowledge about structural design with bamboo stems (culms). The course considers aspects of concept design, detailed design and durability by design.

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The third session of the Fundamentals of timber series is ‘Wood and timber properties’.   It will be presented by Lewis Taylor, Timber Frame Consultant and will cover:   • Variability of timber.• Appearance – grain, texture, figure.• Density, reaction wood, juvenile wood, heartwood, sapwood, and...

The fourth session of the Fundamentals of timber series is ‘Moisture in timber, Part 1’.   It will be presented by Lewis Taylor, Timber Frame Consultant and will cover:   • The most important timber issue to understand.• What is green timber or seasoned timber?• Understanding...

Formerly the Timber Trade Federation Annual Dinner, ‘The 2021 Inaugural Dinner of Timber Development UK’ will take place on Wednesday 24 November – 7pm, at the Leonardo Royal London Hotel at St Paul’s.   This dinner is an ideal opportunity for everyone to come together for...

The fifth session of the Fundamentals of timber series is ‘Moisture in timber, Part 2’.   It will be presented by Lewis Taylor, Timber Frame Consultant and will cover:   • How much does timber shrink and how does this occur? (This is predictable.)• Shrinkage and...