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Delivered by Robin Lancashire and Lewis Taylor, BM TRADA's timber frame specialists, this one-day CPD-accredited course will provide delegates with a robust understanding of the design, construction and use of timber frame buildings.

The BM TRADA publications 'Getting started with… Project certification for forest-based materials' and 'Getting started with… Chain of custody certification for forest products' have been revised and the latest editions are now available for purchase in the BM TRADA Bookshop.

Update to Approved Document B: Structural timber has been officially permitted for use in the external walls of all buildings up to 18 metres.

Hardwood import volumes shot up by 30% in Q1 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 – the highest Q1 import volumes seen for this market during this century.

There are less than ten days to go until the window to enter Wood Awards 2022 closes. If you are a trailblazer of low-carbon construction, design, or furniture making using timber, now is the time to make your presence known.

The 2022/23 edition of TimberWISE 4.0, the long-standing, annual offering comprising the complete BM TRADA Wood Information Sheets series in one convenient file, is now available for purchase – with an incredible saving of over £900 against the value of...

More than 230 people attended the first designTimber webinar, a new series from Timber Development UK which takes members behind the scenes of award-winning timber buildings.

When you want to create a net zero carbon supply chain, sustainable timber has a lot of advantages. It is inherently a low-carbon commodity, and a carbon capture and storage solution. Now with the merger of the Timber Trade Federation...

The Timber Development UK AGM is now taking registrations of interest for members (from both TTF and TRADA) who wish to attend the event on 23 June 2022, 1-5pm. With limited places, it is recommended that you register now.

Lewis Taylor summarises the findings from research on moisture dynamics in CLT by BM TRADA and Stora Enso.

It has now been nearly two months since Russia invaded Ukraine. This event shook the world and has resulted in an unprecedented roll out of sanctions – including ones placed on timber.

The Alice Hawthorn is a Grade II listed, 18th Century pub in Nun Monkton, a Yorkshire village which in medieval times was an important hub in the river transport network of northern England. In those days travellers stopped overnight in...

Timber Development UK members can learn directly from the architects and multidisciplinary teams behind four incredible projects, as selected from winners of the Wood Awards 2021, in a new online series.

As the Government works to ‘build back greener’ the Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI), in partnership with Waugh-Thistleton Architects, have hosted the UK Construction Minister Lee Rowley on a site visit to the Black and White building.

Robin Lancashire, Senior Timber Frame Consultant, BM TRADA, explains the key role of cavity barriers in timber frame construction and how they can limit the spread of fire.

The Wood Awards: Excellence in British Architecture and Product Design is launching its 2022 call for entries. Anyone involved in a UK-based wood project is invited to enter and has until 1 July 2022 to submit their applications. There is...

BM TRADA has released the new Wood Information Sheet 'Carbon and timber in construction for building designers', which provides a timely and in-depth review of all the complex issues around the subject of carbon in relation to timber buildings.

Timber Development UK, the new organisation formed by the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and TRADA, are out to make an impact with their first public conference on 4 May 2022 in London in partnership with UK Construction Week.