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Articles by Dan Ridley-Ellis

Scholarships for MSc in Timber Engineering

20 March 2015 Dan Ridley-Ellis 1

There are industry-funded places available for Napier University’s MSc course in timber engineering. Timber is, in many respects, the ideal construction material, particularly in terms […]

Call open for WCTE 2016

18 March 2015 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

The next World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2016) will be held in Vienna, Austria from 22 to 25 August 2016.  Important dates and instructions […]

PhD opportunity at HW University

13 March 2015 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

Craig Kennedy of Heriot Watt University is looking for a PhD candidate to research the selection and integration of new timber in traditional buildings.  For more […]

New rules for machine grading?

13 March 2015 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

The Gradewood Transition project has submitted its proposed redraft of the standard governing machine grading (EN14081-2) to the European Standards Committee responsible for updating it […]

Alternative conifer research update

13 March 2015 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

PhD researcher David Gil-Moreno has begun destructive testing of his structural size timber specimens. 

Modelling training school

13 March 2015 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

From the 28th to the 30th April, The Centre will be hosting a training school in modelling of timber structures for COST Action FP1004. The […]

Wood on the World Service

19 January 2015 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

I was delighted to be invited to contribute to the BBC World Service’s “The Forum” programme on the topic of wood. Also on the show […]

Wood Technology Society LinkedIn group

18 December 2014 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

The Wood Technology Society (within IOM3) is the professional body for the timber and allied industries. It aims to promote and encourage a better understanding […]

Trussed rafter online course relaunched

1 November 2014 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

We are pleased to announce that our online training course for the Trussed Rafter Association has been refreshed and relaunched.  The course provides an introduction to […]

Machine settings for larch approved!

15 October 2014 Dan Ridley-Ellis 1

Our machine grading settings for UK-grown larch have been approved by CEN TC124 WG2 TG1. The machines we developed settings for are: MiCROTEC ViSCAN MiCROTEC […]

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The Centres for Timber Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University are “Wood Science & Technology (CWST)”, and “Offsite Construction and Innovative Structures (COCIS)”.

They are part of the Institute for Sustainable Construction at Edinburgh Napier University, UK.

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