Scholarships for MSc in Timber Engineering
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 […]
Articles by Dan Ridley-Ellis
Call open for WCTE 2016
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
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?
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
PhD researcher David Gil-Moreno has begun destructive testing of his structural size timber specimens.
Modelling training school
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
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
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
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!
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 […]