The solid softwood market is uncharacteristically quiet for this time of year, and buyers are reluctant to commit to volumes on the forward market while prices are under pressure. Most merchants attribute weakened demand to a collapse of confidence in …
A variety of interesting events including webinars run by TRADA are now detailed under our Events Page. Please take a look.…
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) awards scholarship and apprenticeship funding of up to £18,000 to talented and aspiring craftspeople working in a broad range of traditional and contemporary skills, from farriery and thatching to jewellery design, glassblowing and millinery. …
“We are very pleased to welcome the Institute of Carpenters as another partner in our European umbrella organisation,” said Peter Aicher, Timber Construction Europe president.
IOC President Geoff Rhodes said: “In an earlier part of the IOC’s history, very strong …
Originally built in 1905 by the architect Luis de Landecho, who also designed Madrid’s Ritz Hotel and Athenaeum cultural institute, the building once supplied energy to the surrounding areas.
This retrofit project transforms a historic industrial building and the surrounding …
Recent timber builds such as the 18-storey, 85.4m-high office, hotel and residential Mjøstårnet scheme in Brumunddal, Norway, by Voll Arkitekter is currently the world’s tallest timber building. It was built using local resources, local suppliers and sustainable timber specifications. The …
This digital designing with wood and biobased materials by Henning Larsen book from Scandinavia can be downloaded for free here. …
Conversation about wood, particularly its use in construction, is often centred around its ability to store carbon and reduce the embodied carbon value of a building. But wood products can also promote circularity in construction – and reducing …
A significant update to the Building Regulations is now in force.
The building regulations that have been affected are Part L (Conservation of Fuel and Power) and Part F (Ventilation).
There are also two new regulations: Part O (Overheating) and …
