Training & Events

International Conference on Wood Construction and Technology aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Wood Construction and Technology. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and...

Speakers will dwell on the past, present and future use of wood in architecture, focusing on topics ranging from the aesthetic and psychological impact wooden structures have on us in their multifarious forms, to the more difficult questions surrounding the future of supply and demand and...

TRADA's University Challenge 2020 will ask students to design sustainable community housing from timber in multi-disciplinary groups of six.   60 students from 30 universities will descend on Cardiff University’s School of Engineering Queen's Buildings for an intense ‘charrette style’ challenge 17–19 February 2020. The...

A practical five-day course to grade softwood to the visual strength grades set out in BS 4978: 2007+A1:2011 'Specification for visual grading of softwood'. You should attend this course if you are involved in the selection supply of softwood for structural use. This course will provide: an introduction...

The ASBP’s Healthy Buildings Conference and Expo is a must-attend event for those involved in sustainable construction, product innovation and 'healthy building' development.   Held annually, previous conferences have focused on topical themes such as plastics in construction, fire & toxicity, indoor air quality and...

A two-day refresher course aimed at any graders whose registration to the Q-Mark VSG Scheme has lapsed for 2 years or more. This provides an overview of the subject and takes place in the last two days of the visual strength grading - softwood course....

Futurebuild brings together 27,000 industry influencers and shapers to drive real change. A world class knowledge programme alongside an immersive exhibition of 450 innovative and inspiring brands and a host of networking events will combine to create an unmissable experience.

This one day CPD accredited course is written to provide practical information of all aspects of timber frame construction. It explores reasons why timber frame has become such a popular method of building and aims to provide a better overall understanding of timber frame during...

This course looks at the fundamentals of timber frame construction from an engineering perspective and should help engineers and designers involved in the industry to gain an in-depth understanding of how these systems work.   The day starts with an introduction to the concept of...

This one day CPD accredited course is written to provide practical information of all aspects of timber frame construction. It explores reasons why timber frame has become such a popular method of building and aims to provide a better overall understanding of timber frame during...

A practical three-day course to grade hardwood to the visual strength grades set out in BS 5756: 2007+A1:2011 'Specification for visual grading of hardwood'.   You should attend this course if you are involved in the selection and supply of hardwood for structural use. Through classroom...

Save the date for WoodBUILD 2020.

This one day workshop gives an introduction to the concepts of Eurocodes, comparing and contrasting the BS 5268 design approach and the Eurocodes (EC5) limit state design philosophy. Examples are used throughout the day to give essential guidance to designing to EC5.   You should...

A practical five-day course to grade softwood to the visual strength grades set out in BS 4978: 2007+A1:2011 'Specification for visual grading of softwood'.   You should attend this course if you are involved in the selection supply of softwood for structural use. This course will provide: an...

A two-day refresher course aimed at any graders whose registration to the Q-Mark VSG Scheme has lapsed for 2 years or more. This provides an overview of the subject and takes place in the last two days of the visual strength grading - softwood course....

This one day CPD accredited course is written to provide practical information of all aspects of timber frame construction. It explores reasons why timber frame has become such a popular method of building and aims to provide a better overall understanding of timber frame during...

This one day CPD accredited course is written to provide practical information of all aspects of timber frame construction. It explores reasons why timber frame has become such a popular method of building and aims to provide a better overall understanding of timber frame during...

A practical five-day course to grade softwood to the visual strength grades set out in BS 4978: 2007+A1:2011 'Specification for visual grading of softwood'. You should attend this course if you are involved in the selection supply of softwood for structural use. This course will provide: an introduction...

OFFSITE EXPO brings together those who are driving change in the construction sector – the event will play host to the leading UK and international offsite manufacturers and component suppliers showcasing a broad spectrum of panelised, volumetric modular solutions, pod and prefabricated MEP solutions, as well as the...

A two-day refresher course aimed at any graders whose registration to the Q-Mark VSG Scheme has lapsed for 2 years or more. This provides an overview of the subject and takes place in the last two days of the visual strength grading - softwood course....

This one day course is aimed at engineers who have had some experience with timber structures. The day starts with an introduction to fasteners which then develops into the Eurocode 5 method of connection calculations. You should attend this course if you are an: Engineer...

This one day CPD accredited course is written to provide practical information of all aspects of timber frame construction. It explores reasons why timber frame has become such a popular method of building and aims to provide a better overall understanding of timber frame during...

This course looks at the fundamentals of timber frame construction from an engineering perspective and should help engineers and designers involved in the industry to gain an in-depth understanding of how these systems work.   The day starts with an introduction to the concept of...

A practical three-day course to grade hardwood to the visual strength grades set out in BS 5756: 2007+A1:2011 'Specification for visual grading of hardwood'. You should attend this course if you are involved in the selection and supply of hardwood for structural use. Through classroom based...

A practical five-day course to grade softwood to the visual strength grades set out in BS 4978: 2007+A1:2011 'Specification for visual grading of softwood'.   You should attend this course if you are involved in the selection supply of softwood for structural use. This course will provide: an...

Save the date for our annual flagship event at the Royal Geographical Society, London. If you are interested in exhibiting, please contact jlomas@trada.co.uk.   You may also be interesting in reading the round-up of the 2019 conference  

A two-day refresher course aimed at any graders whose registration to the Q-Mark VSG Scheme has lapsed for 2 years or more. This provides an overview of the subject and takes place in the last two days of the visual strength grading - softwood course....

This one day CPD accredited course is written to provide practical information of all aspects of timber frame construction. It explores reasons why timber frame has become such a popular method of building and aims to provide a better overall understanding of timber frame during...