When it comes to our technical timber webinars, we are only just getting started. In fact, 2022 marks our most ambitious year yet. Our most successful Learn with TRADA Live series – Structural Timber Engineering and Fundamentals of Timber – are returning for a full repeat, while new series are also being added!
These online events will not require you to participate with video and audio. However, questions submitted during the webinar will be answered in the extensive panel Q&A at the end of the session. Please note: These webinars will not be available as recordings.
We are taking bookings for the following series, all of which are now available to all attendees for free.
| The Structural Timber Engineering series |
| The Fundamentals of Timber series |
| The Timber Frame series |
| Download the PDF programme to July |
The Structural Timber Engineering series
This five-part series, curated by the BM TRADA timber team and led by Dr Keerthi Ranasinghe, lead contributor to Eurocode 5 span tables 4th edition and Manual for the design of timber building structures to Eurocode 5 2nd edition, is a detailed introduction to structural timber engineering for practising engineers as well as students.
Sustainable, elegant and enduring, timber as a structural material has been used to construct buildings since the dawn of civilisation, and is a popular alternative to other mainstream building materials as it is a renewable resource – if sourced from a sustainably managed forest with FSC or PEFC certification. However, it is still not routinely covered in all engineering courses.
15 March 2022 · 12:00–13:30 GMT
Introducing timber and how it is handled as a structural material with Dr James Norman, Professor of Sustainable Design, University of Bristol, and Dr Keerthi Ranasinghe, Principal Engineer – Structural Timber, Warringtonfire
22 March 2022 · 12:00–13:30 GMT
Understanding structural timber products, how they are made and for what purposes they are used with Hugh Mansfield-Williams, Technical Manager, BM TRADA, and Andrew King, Director, Constructional Timber
30 March 2022 · 12:00–13:30 BST
Key differences between structural timber and structural steel with Dr Keerthi Ranasinghe, Principal Engineer – Structural Timber, Warringtonfire, and Ishan Abeysekera, Senior Engineer, Arup
05 April 2022 · 12:00–13:30 BST
Designing with moisture in mind in new and old timber buildings with Andrew Lawrence, Associate Director, Arup, and Lewis Taylor, Senior Timber Frame Consultant, BM TRADA
12 April 2022 · 12:00–13:30 BST
How timber components are connected with Dr Jose-Manuel Cabrero, Professor of Timber, University of Navarra, and Dr Adrian Leijten, Professor of Timber Engineering (Retired) at Eindhoven University of Technology
The Fundamentals of Timber series
Timber as a material offers a fantastic opportunity to the wider construction industry. It is low carbon, environmentally friendly, and – if sourced from a sustainably managed forest with FSC or PEFC certification – a renewable resource. As a result, designers and construction professionals prioritising sustainability are increasingly turning towards timber in place of other, more carbon intensive building materials in order to mitigate climate change.
The Fundamentals of Timber webinar series, which first ran 2021–22, is intended as a detailed introduction for professionals within the built environment who are new to the material as well as timber industry staff who cross- and up-sell timber products and services. Attendees will develop a robust understanding of basic timber concepts across eight webinars delivered in May and June.
5 May 2022 · 12:00–13:00 BST
What you need to consider when using and specifying timber with Phil O’Leary, Technical Manager, BM TRADA
12 May 2022 · 12:00–13:00 BST
Trees and the nature of wood with Lewis Taylor, Senior Timber Frame Consultant, BM TRADA
19 May 2022 · 12:00–13:00 BST
Wood and timber properties with Lewis Taylor, Senior Timber Frame Consultant, BM TRADA
26 May 2022 · 12:00–13:00 BST
Quality of wood with Phil O’Leary, Technical Manager, BM TRADA
9 June 2022 · 12:00–13:00 BST
Moisture in timber: Part 1 with Lewis Taylor, Senior Timber Frame Consultant, BM TRADA
16 June 2022 · 12:00–13:00 BST
Moisture in timber: Part 2 with Lewis Taylor, Senior Timber Frame Consultant, BM TRADA
23 June 2022 · 12:00–13:00 BST
Durability and preservation with Phil O’Leary, Technical Manager, BM TRADA
30 June 2022 · 12:00–13:00 BST
Paints and coatings with Phil O’Leary, Technical Manager, BM TRADA
Modern methods of timber frame construction were introduced into the UK in the 1960s and are a fully accepted method of building. There are now many examples of multi-storey timber frame buildings of six or seven storeys across the UK, and use of timber frame continues to grow as a mainstream construction method for dwellings and medium-rise buildings. This is because timber frame offers a range of benefits, including the potential for excellent energy efficiency, fast completion (consequently reducing site work), and economic use of materials, all of which are maximised when off-site prefabrication is utilised.
26 April 2022 · 12:00–13:00 BST
Introduction to timber frame with Robin Lancashire and Lewis Taylor, BM TRADA’s senior timber frame consultants
7 July 2022 · 12:00–13:00 BST
Dos and don'ts of timber frame with Robin Lancashire and Lewis Taylor, BM TRADA’s senior timber frame consultants
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