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Wood Awards 2026 call for entries now open

by Bryony Bodimeade|19 March 2619 March 26|Design

Entries for the Wood Awards 2026 are now open — and already underway. For over 50 years, the Wood Awards have celebrated the very best in timber architecture and design across the UK. From quietly crafted homes to ambitious public buildings, and from one-off pieces to production furniture, the awards...

The Commercial Timber Guidebook

by Matt Milton|20 November 2420 November 24|Build, Design

The Commercial Timber Guidebook has been developed to address the common concerns that face timber construction. These typically include durability, moisture, fire safety, and as a result, the challenge of obtaining sustainable property insurance. These issues are compounded by a lack of comprehensive guidance specific to mass timber construction.

It’s a wrap! Our presence at London Design Festival: In pictures

by Jonathan Gutierrez|23 September 2411 November 24|Design

Over the weekend, our annual Wood Awards exhibition – along with our partnering exhibitions CascadeUp and Material Matters – proved more popular than ever at London Design Festival (LDF). Every year, LDF receives more than 500,000 visitors over the week. For the third year in a row, we were able...

Wood Awards 2024 Shortlist Announced

by Lucy Bedry|04 September 2407 February 25|Design

From a woodland primary school, a low-carbon community centre and a modular home in the wilderness of Scotland, through to a communal table for pounding fufu, this year’s Wood Awards shortlist reflects the versatility of timber. First established in 1971, the Wood Awards are the UK’s foremost competition celebrating outstanding...

New Model Building Guide

by Waugh Thistleton Architects|26 September 2317 October 24|Build, Design

New Model Building sets out design principles demonstrating how mass timber can be used safely to construct residential buildings up to 18 metres in height. This overview Guide describes why we need the New Model Building and what it includes.

C16 Span Tables

by Edinburgh Napier University|05 July 2331 October 23|Design

Span tables determine the size of a timber member of a particular strength class needed for a given span, plus the maximum spacing between each timber member or section.

C24 Span Tables

by Edinburgh Napier University|01 July 2302 November 23|Design

Span tables determine the size of a timber member of a particular strength class needed for a given span, plus the maximum spacing between each timber member or section.

Timber Typologies

by Waugh Thistleton Architects|07 June 2320 November 24|Build, Design, Sustainability

If timber is to realise its potential, we must know what we mean when we say timber.

Moisture-proof CLT construction without a full temporary shelter

by Swedish Wood|09 January 2324 September 25|Build, Design, Education

The publication Moisture-proof CLT construction without a full temporary shelter provides guidance on how to handle CLT elements when building without a full shelter. It is intended to help project planners and builders achieve an industrial and dampproof CLT build.