Timber Development UK

To celebrate three years since our official launch, we have made all 174 of our technical case studies FREE for all to download. https://lnkd.in/eZPXAubu This includes the very best uses of timber in construction from the past decade, including dozens of Wood Awards winners – such as the RIBA Stirling Prize winning Magdalene College Library and Goldsmith Street projects. Our case study library is an incredibly rich source of #timber knowledge, featuring everything from beautiful schools through to stunning homes, swimming pools, hospitals, retrofits, gridshells, interiors, and community buildings. Together they form an essential learning resource for students and professionals alike, and the basis of our monthly webinar series ‘designTimber’ delivered by the architects, engineers and design teams behind each project. “When we came together three years ago, we did so to connect the supply chain, lead best practice and accelerate a low carbon future,” said TDUK chief executive David Hopkins. “We are very proud of our work over the last three years, which has included dozens of new case studies where you can find both #technical details and explanations, and key performance data on #carbon. “Sharing knowledge is crucial, as timber is an essential tool to overcoming the climate and housing crisis in the UK, and we want every #architect, #engineer and #contractor in the UK to know how best to use it. “At its heart, Timber Development UK is a community – a place for people passionate about using wood to make a difference to connect, network, share and learn. No matter which part of the supply chain you work in. “This is why we say if you work with #wood, you already belong. Because anyone who touches timber, whether you work in the forest, a joinery workshop, behind a desk, on a building site, or you are just starting your journey – we are here to support you. “For all of our members, and the tens of thousands of professionals across the UK who have over the past few years downloaded our resources, attended our events, given us a follow or sent us a message of support – members, non-members and students – we are incredibly thankful. “If you do enjoy our work and would like to support it to continue by joining, please do get in touch. We would love to have you in our community, and of course, tell you about the many benefits that are exclusive to members. “Meanwhile, we are going to be continuing to add more case studies – and we have some really exciting new publications coming to our library before the end of the year – so please do explore all we have to offer, and keep in touch.” To download case studies, along with hundreds of other resources available on the TDUK website, simply create a free account – which takes less than 30 seconds. https://lnkd.in/dVzuiQcf If you would like to find out about all the benefits of membership, do get in touch with our team.

🌳 💫 The UK Timber Design Conference agenda is now live 🌳 💫 Looking at existing and emerging routes to low-carbon building across a range of typologies, the conference will feature a packed programme of panel discussions, presentation and CPDs. The day's sessions will tackle topics including: 🔸Building to scale: Can new partnerships shake up the market? 🔹Timber-made solutions to the housing crisis 🔸Technology, innovation and British timber 🔹Wood for wellbeing 🔸Renovation, reuse and retrofit 🔹What has the government achieved? Two informative lunchtime CPDs will focus on: 🔹Problems with building big: Moisture 🔸Specifiying homegrown timber Book now and join us for a day packed full of knowledge sharing and networking as we explore how we can build better with wood. We’re looking forward to opening the stage to our confirmed speakers & panelists: Edward Jezeph (Edward J.), Ness Scott, Matt Caldwell, Seb Laan Lomas, Craig White, Finbar Charleson, Jonas Lencer, Mila Duncheva (Dr Mila Duncheva MCIOB), Kelly Harrison, Mike Polack (Mike P.), John Kirkby, Charlie Law (Charlie Law FCIOB, MIEMA, CEnv) Confirmed exhibitors include: Vastern Timber, Rothoblaas, Abodo Wood Ltd, Russwood Many thanks to our conference partners Swedish Wood (Svenskt Trä) and PEFC UK Limited for their kind support of this exciting industry event. 🎫 Book tickets here - https://lnkd.in/e43_8cYP 📅 Thursday 3 July 2025 ⏰ 10:00 – 18:00 📌 Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London #timberdesign #UKTDC25 #conference #sustainability #agenda #builtenvironment

Today, we’re launching our NEW campaign on the benefits of home-grown timber - a renewable solution for a sustainable future! Watch our new video here, and follow #TreesToTimber for more advice on planting & managing timber woodlands to support... 🌳 business 🌲 innovation 🌳 communities 🌲 biodiversity 🌳 environment We’ll be bringing you lots more useful information and expert advice over the coming months.

We're excited to share that #Trehus at #OneMaidenhead will start on site soon! #Trehus will be the first mass timber office building of its kind in the South East, offering 65,000 sq ft of Grade A office space with outstanding sustainability credentials. The building is part of the One Maidenhead masterplan, led by developer HUB and delivered by contractor Glencar. The name Trehus – Norwegian for House of Wood – reflects the building's pioneering timber frame construction, which will reduce embodied carbon by 40% compared to a traditional steel-framed building. Coupled with a natural stone façade, biodiverse landscaping, and excellent transport links, #Trehus is designed to meet evolving workplace needs while contributing positively to Maidenhead’s streetscape. As Trehus nears the start of construction, we're excited to see this new benchmark for low-carbon, people-centred office design in the UK take shape. #SustainableDesign #MassTimber #NetZero #Trehus #ConstructionRevolution #OfficeDesign #SustainableArchitecture #GreenBuilding #OneMaidenhead

Roofing battens are a safety critical building material subject to strict grading and quality requirements. Roofing battens (sometimes known as tile battens) are structurally vital to any roof, ensuring the roof is solid, stable and won’t fail once erected. They are also structurally significant during the construction of the building itself; builders and roofers will often walk, sit or lean on these battens while installing tiles, slates and felt – with potentially deadly consequences should the battens fail. TDUK is offering advice to members and the wider industry on how to ensure the timber battens they stock, sell and use are fit for purpose, following warnings from The National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) that counterfeit battens are available on the UK market. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/e2x9jUbJ #battens #safety #construction #timber

🏝️On Tiree, as on other Hebridean islands, the traditional dwelling is the ‘black house’, a small, usually single storey dwelling of white painted rubble walls with a steeply pitched roof of thatch, slate or tarred bitumen. ⚫One of these traditional black houses on Tiree, formerly a listed ruin, has been rebuilt and extended by the architect Murray Kerr of Denizen Works. The site, on the south coast of the island, is accessed by a grass track and enjoys fantastic views of Duin bay to the south and a typical Tiree landward aspect of lightly undulating machair and traditional housing settlements. 🏠The traditional black house is set in a croft, an agricultural smallholding of small fields next to the house. The storage of crops, tools or animals was accommodated in small sheds, often clad with timber or corrugated metal, which were put up alongside the house over the years. 🪟The new design creates a sheltered enclosure while allowing sun to penetrate and warm the interiors. An array of materials were used including glulam beams for the curved walls, pitch pine and Scottish larch, together with more traditional techniques for the rebuilding of the black house. Inside the house the ceilings and floors are lined with timber, creating warm and gently textured surfaces which reflect traditional interior techniques. 📖Read and download this Wood Awards winner case study for free through the following link https://lnkd.in/eDGtrnD3 Location: #Scotland Architect: Denizen Works Structural Engineer: CRA Engineers Structural Timber Engineer: James Donaldson & Sons Main Contractor: John Mackinnon Builders & Sons Wood Supplier: James Donaldson Timber Photographer: © David Barbour Timber Species: Scottish #spruce, Scottish #larch, #Scottish #pine, Pitch pine Timber Elements: #Glulam, #cladding

🏥Designed by Foster + Partners, and located in Manchester, lies Maggie’s at the Robert Parfett Building. The centre is a building with long, low profile with a delicate timber lattice structure, its scale and domestic character reflecting the surrounding suburban houses and offering a welcoming and non-clinical environment. ☀️Although the centre is largely single-storey, the roof rises at mid point to create a mezzanine level, naturally illuminated by triangular roof lights and supported by lightweight timber lattice beams. The beams act as natural partitions between different internal areas, visually dissolving the architecture into the surrounding gardens. 🌲The nature of the building suggested that timber was the inevitable choice. The structure is exposed throughout the building and consists of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) trusses each with a set of diagonally opposed double web elements, creating a delicate filigree of timber. 📐 At their bases each pair of diagonal trusses meets at a triangular LVL node; this connects them to the LVL column below and connects both to an LVL truss beam which cantilevers outwards to support the gently sloping roof, supported at its end by a slender steel column. ⛩️The use of LVL creates a sophisticated piece of engineering, strong and lightweight, yet with all the warm tones and domestic qualities that timber provides. The trusses were produced from Kerto LVL provided by Metsä Wood; 3mm thick rotary-cut sustainable Nordic spruce veneers bonded to form a continuous board and cut to suit the required basic shape. 💾Download and read this fascinating case study through the following link https://lnkd.in/egZ2Rn2J Architect: Foster + Partners Structural Engineer: Foster + Partners Main Contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine Joinery Contractor: Blumer Lehmann , SJB engineers Wood Supplier: Metsä Group / Kerto Photographer: © Nigel Young/Foster + Partners Timber Species: Nordic #Spruce Timber Elements: LVL Structure

✍ Sign up now for the next of the designTimber webinars! In next week’s session we will learn from the multidisciplinary team behind Old School House – a sensitive scheme that extends an idyllic listed house, tucked away in a Somerset valley, with an elegant timber frame extension. Entirely clad in UK-grown Sweet Chestnut, the new gable has been carefully detailed and executed to create a sympathetic yet distinctly contemporary addition to the existing historical architecture. The webinar will include presentations from the architect, structural engineer and timber supplier behind the project, with time at the end for the panel to answer audience questions – we look forward to seeing you there! Speakers: George Dawes – Co-founder, bindloss dawes Joe Garbett – Associate Director, Momentum Structural Engineers tom compton – Managing Director, English Woodlands Timber Ltd Sign up now to attend this event for free 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFs45kYa   📅 Wednesday 12 March 13:00-14:00   #designTimber #webinar #timbereducation #timberengineering #sustainablearchitecture #homegrowntimber 

I’m co-presenting with Matt Caldwell this free webinar hosted by Timber Development UK on Wednesday 2nd April. We’ll discuss best practices for managing and monitoring moisture for CLT projects through the design, construction and operational phases. I’d be pleased if you would join us by registering for free below.

📢 Entries for the Wood Awards 2025 are officially open! 💫 For over 50 years, the Wood Awards has set the benchmark for excellence in timber architecture and design. This is your opportunity to gain national recognition and be judged by some of the industry's most influential figures. 🏛 Buildings are assessed by leading architects, structural engineers, and sustainability experts: Jim Greaves, Lead Building Judge (Hopkins Architects), Andrew Lawrence (Arup), David Morley (David Morley Architects LLP), Nathan Wheatley (Engenuiti), Kirsten Haggart (Waugh Thistleton Architects), Jonas Lencer (dRMM), Dr Neil Smith (Max Fordham LLP), Andrew Trotman (Timberwright), and Ruth Slavid (Architecture Journalist). 🪑 Furniture & Objects are judged by top designers, curators, and makers: Sebastian Cox RDI, Lead Furniture Judge (Sebastian Cox Ltd), Caroline Till (FranklinTill), Hugo Macdonald (Critic and Curator), Johanna Agerman Ross (the Design Museum), and Sophie Sellu (Grain & Knot). 🌳 These leading industry figures will visit all shortlisted projects, assessing them based on design, craftsmanship, sustainability, and impact. Their collective expertise ensures that only the best in timber design will be recognised and celebrated. 🗓️ The 2025 shortlist will be revealed in early September, leading up to the Wood Awards Shortlist Exhibition at Gallery@Oxo, which will be in partnership with Material Matters during the London Design Festival. Shortlisted projects will be invited to attend the exhibition’s Opening Night and the Wood Awards Ceremony in November at the iconic Carpenters’ Hall. ✅ Free to enter ✅ Open to UK-based projects completed in the last two years ✅ Deadline: 23rd May 2025 ➡️ Could your timber project make the shortlist? Enter today: www.woodawards.com/enter 🤝 Timber Development UK are proud to sponsor the Wood Awards alongside our valued industry partners the American Hardwood Export Council and The Carpenters' Company’. #WoodAwards25 #TimberDesign #Architecture #FurnitureDesign #SustainableDesign #Craftsmanship