Knowledge and skills triumph with first TimberTED students

The new Timber TED courses provide a comprehensive understanding of timber design and support practical development of vital timber skills
Knowledge and skills triumph with first TimberTED students
by Jennie Ward|26 January 23|Build, Design, Education, Supply, Sustainability
The new Timber TED courses provide a comprehensive understanding of timber design and support practical development of vital timber skills, according to the first group of students to graduate. The first group of TimberTED students have completed their course. The first full Timber Technology Engineering Design (Timber TED) courses began...
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Climate response retrofit
Getting into the details of retrofit in a timber frame
by Bryony Bodimeade|16 December 22|Design, Education
In the fourth and final webinar of the #TDChallenge23 series, three retrofit experts got into the nitty gritty of detailing for timber frame buildings. Gervase Mangwana, Florence Collier and Beth Williams spoke about airtightness and moisture, M&E ventilation, and structural considerations. After presenting at last week’s talk on the AECB...
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A set of three comprehensive timber design and engineering manuals has been launched by Swedish Wood and Timber Development UK.
Download your free essential timber engineering manuals by TDUK and Swedish Wood
by TDUK|15 December 22|Design, Education
Design of Timber Structures. A set of three comprehensive timber design and engineering manuals has been launched by Swedish Wood and Timber Development UK. This three-volume set of books is an ideal career-long design companion for all levels of designer - from student to experienced professional. Each volume is available...
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Retrofit
Knowledge sharing panel on AECB Retrofit
by Bryony Bodimeade|14 December 22|Design, Education
In partnership with AECB, BE-ST, Edinburgh Napier University, NMITE and Passivhaus Trust, TDUK has programmed a series of webinars on climate responsive retrofit to support the 2023 university challenge. The challenge asks interdisciplinary teams to form to design, engineer and cost a retrofit scheme for an existing timber frame building...
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Climate response
The ins and outs of the EnerPHit retrofit standard
by Bryony Bodimeade|06 December 22|Design, Education
In the second #TDChallenge23 webinar, three professionals working at the forefront of retrofit in the UK provided a closer look at the EnerPHit standard. EnerPhit is a passive house standard specifically intended for existing building projects. To learn more about what it is and how to do it, we heard...
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timber technology
New courses promote timber technology
by Jennie Ward|06 December 22|Education, Supply, Sustainability
A new series of Timber Technology Engineering Design courses are being launched, following a successful pilot, to encourage built environment professionals to embrace designing with timber and build net zero structures.    The Timber TED courses have been developed by the New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering (NMITE), in...
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Wood Awards
Excitement builds for Wood Awards following ‘live’ session
by Lucy Bedry|07 November 22|Design
Around 40 built environment professionals were treated to a special evening session with talks exploring three of the shortlisted entries to the Wood Awards, as momentum builds towards the Ceremony on 23 November. Each of the evening’s projects came from the commercial section of the Wood Awards and made use...
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Make the most of our timber knowledge
by Jennie Ward|31 October 22|Build, Education
Knowledge is the most powerful weapon that any company can have at its disposal – and that’s especially true for builders’ and timber merchants. Timber Development UK’s David Hopkins reveals the latest educational resources available to timber and builders’ merchants. The merger of the Timber Trade Federation and the Timber...
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Register your interest now for new timber engineering and design course
by TDUK|14 September 22|Design, Education
Prospective learners are being called on to register their interest for new Timber Technology Engineering Design courses from the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE). Two new 12-week courses are now on offer for built environment professionals to learn how to design and build net zero structures using...
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TDUK moves to set skills agenda for timber construction
by TDUK|06 July 22|Education
Timber Development UK (TDUK) has signed a strategic partnership with Edinburgh Napier University and the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) to improve knowledge and skills in timber design and construction. The partnership will see Edinburgh Napier University – a leading technical research institute for timber engineering and...
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