Training & Events

Timber tops the agenda for WoodFest Sheffield WoodFest comes to Sheffield in February with a focus on health and wellbeing, low carbon, circular economy, building performance, offsite construction and modular design.   The month-long event will feature wood in design and construction throughout Sheffield and...

The Building Centre and dRMM present engineered timber as a defining material of 21st Century architecture.   Forest of Fabrication demonstrates the possibilities of modern timber construction through the lens of Stirling Prize-winning architectural practice dRMM. The exhibition features twenty-four critically acclaimed projects that have pushed...

The TRADA University Challenge brings students from multiple disciplines and universities together at the University of Sheffield’s Diamond Building on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th February. The competition will put students into ten teams of six, and then challenges them to design a building predominantly...

TTJ is organising a major conference in London in 2019 – Wood and Wellness – to look at wood’s role in this trend. Do trees and the wood products that derive from them have an opportunity the shape this new world of wellness?   The...

NHBC's annual seminar series Building for Tomorrow was conceived with the goal of informing house-builders and supplying them with the information and tools necessary to follow best practice, enabling them to build better buildings.   Delegate tickets are £195 + VAT per person, per event,...

NHBC's annual seminar series Building for Tomorrow was conceived with the goal of informing house-builders and supplying them with the information and tools necessary to follow best practice, enabling them to build better buildings.   Delegate tickets are £195 + VAT per person, per event,...

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'. This course is £1190.00 +VAT for non-members and £1070.00 +VAT for members.   You should attend this course if you are involved in...

NHBC's annual seminar series Building for Tomorrow was conceived with the goal of informing house-builders and supplying them with the information and tools necessary to follow best practice, enabling them to build better buildings.   Delegate tickets are £195 + VAT per person, per event,...

Futurebuild 2019 brings together opinion-shapers, decision-makers and product innovators under a common purpose to explore the latest technologies and approaches, and debate the biggest issues facing the built environment – now and in the future – both in the UK and overseas.   Whether you’re...

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....

NHBC's annual seminar series Building for Tomorrow was conceived with the goal of informing house-builders and supplying them with the information and tools necessary to follow best practice, enabling them to build better buildings.   Delegate tickets are £195 + VAT per person, per event,...

NHBC's annual seminar series Building for Tomorrow was conceived with the goal of informing house-builders and supplying them with the information and tools necessary to follow best practice, enabling them to build better buildings.   Delegate tickets are £195 + VAT per person, per event,...

TRADA's Rupert Scott will be presenting on education and wood at the London Hardwood Club lunch.

The official launch of the Wood Awards 2019. Alex de Rijke, co-founder of dRMM, will be joining us to launch the call for entries. The evening will begin at 6.30pm, with drinks and canapés being served until 8.30pm.   The Wood Awards is the UK’s premier...

NHBC's annual seminar series Building for Tomorrow was conceived with the goal of informing house-builders and supplying them with the information and tools necessary to follow best practice, enabling them to build better buildings.   Delegate tickets are £195 + VAT per person, per event,...

NHBC's annual seminar series Building for Tomorrow was conceived with the goal of informing house-builders and supplying them with the information and tools necessary to follow best practice, enabling them to build better buildings.   Delegate tickets are £195 + VAT per person, per event,...

NHBC's annual seminar series Building for Tomorrow was conceived with the goal of informing house-builders and supplying them with the information and tools necessary to follow best practice, enabling them to build better buildings.   Delegate tickets are £195 + VAT per person, per event,...

This series of 3# knowledge events, run in partnership with the Natural Fibre Insulation Group, will explore the performance of wood fibre insulation, practical aspects of use, costs and sustainability benefits. Our aim is to support building clients and designers to better understand how to...

NHBC's annual seminar series Building for Tomorrow was conceived with the goal of informing house-builders and supplying them with the information and tools necessary to follow best practice, enabling them to build better buildings.   Delegate tickets are £195 + VAT per person, per event,...

NHBC's annual seminar series Building for Tomorrow was conceived with the goal of informing house-builders and supplying them with the information and tools necessary to follow best practice, enabling them to build better buildings.   Delegate tickets are £195 + VAT per person, per event,...

This 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 design, the construction phase...

The perfect introduction to steam-bending for designers and architects with Charlie Whinney.  Get a practical overview to sourcing and selecting the best wood; bend ten species; 2D and 3D bends; three types of compression strap; twisting, splitting and powered bends. At the end of 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'.   This course is £1190.00 +VAT for non-members and £1070.00 +VAT for members.   You should attend this course if you are involved...

Building with CLT is becoming increasingly popular with designers, engineers and their clients. This technical seminar looks closely at best practice examples and guidance for working with CLT, designing out future issues, maintenance aspects and how to deal with problems such as water or fire...

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....

Fastmarkets RISI and DANA are pleased to present the 6th annual Forest Investment Conference which aims to bring together the financial community and those engaged in tracking, owning or managing timberlands.   The two day conference will take an in-depth look at timberland investments around the...

Running from 9 to 12 May as a special event for London Craft Week 2019; Oxo Tower Wharf presents THE FUTURE OF CRAFT in collaboration with Design-Nation and Future Icons. The exhibition will include a curated line up of innovative and forward-thinking craft organisations, practitioners and...

The Solid Wood Solutions 2019 event reflects the swift upward trajectory that materials such as cross laminated timber (CLT) are now on as a sustainable, structural alternative to steel and concrete. Solid Wood Solutions shines a spotlight on pioneering projects through informative case studies presented...

The Welsh Government has set ambitious targets to reduce carbon emissions (80% by 2050). Passivhaus offers a robust way to radically reduce energy consumption in the built environment whilst also eliminating fuel poverty and improving occupant health outcomes. Specific objectives for the event are: Understand...

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'.   This course is £1190.00 +VAT for non-members and £1070.00 +VAT for members.   You should attend this course if you are involved...

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....

A technical conference for architects, engineers and construction professionals, covering designing, specifying and building with timber.   Why attend? Hear direct from experts in the timber, civil engineering and fire industries Learn more about timber from source to end use Meet and discuss the day’s...

A full day introduction to natural building materials featuring a morning symposium and afternoon coach tour visiting projects, and demonstrating Sussex’s pioneering natural building materials role and potential.   Morning - Seminar speakers include: Anthony Thistleton - Waugh Thistleton Architects, the leading cross-laminated timber (CLT)...

This 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 design, the construction phase...

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'.   This course is £1190.00 +VAT for non-members and £1070.00 +VAT for members.   You should attend this course if you are involved...

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 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 design, the construction phase...

Offsite Expo brings together those who are driving change in the construction sector – the event will play host to over 100 leading manufacturers and component suppliers showcasing a broad spectrum of offsite solutions. Architects, engineers, contractors, local authorities and specifiers will be able to...

A two-day seminar being held at the Building Centre, London.   Full agenda and details TBC.

UK Construction Week is the UK’s largest construction event running from 8th - 10th October 2019 at the NEC Birmingham.   Timber section of the event covers a breadth of timber applications from timber frame, sawmills, merchants, glulam, SIPs, CLT, fixings and fastenings, timber cladding, doors/windows,...

This 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 design, the construction phase...

Following the sold out success of our showcase 'Hot Topic' conference of 2018, we're happy to announce "Building with Timber" comes to London for Summer 2019. The speakers are from a wide variety of disciplines including architects, contractors, community self builders, engineers and technical detailing...

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'.   This course is £715 +VAT for non-members and £645 +VAT for members.   You should attend this course if you are...

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'.   This course is £1190.00 +VAT for non-members and £1070.00 +VAT for members.   You should attend this course if you are involved...

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....

The International Research Conference is a federated organisation dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program.   Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the...

The Better Timber Buildings conference returns this year, emboldened by its success in 2018, with a specially curated programme headlined by two fantastic keynote speakers.   Join us on 27 November 2019 at the Royal Geographical Society, London, for a concise one-day conference intended to...

This 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 design, the construction phase...

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 timber...