Upcoming Events
A variety of interesting events including webinars run by TRADA are now detailed under our Events Page. Please take a look.…
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Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST)
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. …
IOC agrees a one-year trial membership with Timber Construction Europe (TCE)
“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 …
Images revealed of Fosters’ retrofit of 1905 Spanish gas plant
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 …
Timber Construction Europe
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Building Sustainably with Timber
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 …
Plant a Seed Digital Book
This digital designing with wood and biobased materials by Henning Larsen book from Scandinavia can be downloaded for free here. …
Coming Full Circle: The Intrinsic Circularity of Wood
Why circularity?
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 …
Building regulation changes from 15 June 2022
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 …
Men’s Health Week 13-19 June 2022
It’s Men’s Health Week and the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity are supporting the week by raising awareness of all the resources they have to support our men in construction.
One in five men die before the age of 65. The …