The strength of tiling battens (UK)
BS 5534:2014+A2:2018, the UK code of practice for slating and tiling for pitched roofs and vertical cladding, contains rules for visual grading of tiling battens. […]
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SIRT seminar
On Friday 17th November we will be holding a seminar to update you on the latest research on timber. The morning session is open to […]
Free seminar / research update
Fri, November 17, 2017 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM General audience 1:30 PM – 16:00 PM SIRT sponsors only Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) 3 […]
C and D – what do they stand for?
The European Standard EN 338 contains a list of strength classes for structural timber. There is a set primarily for softwoods which begin with the […]
For wood measure
How big is a piece of timber? If you are using a grading standard – such as the new European visual grading standard for tropical […]
Call: International Conference on Wood Science & Technology, Zagreb 7-8 December
The call is out to the International Conference on Wood Science and Technology “Implementation of Wood Science in Woodworking Sector” which will take place at […]
Job – Wood Props for Ireland project
NUIG 086-17 Postdoctoral Researcher 1 (WoodProps Project) College of Engineering & Informatics, National University of Ireland Galway. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for […]
Free seminar on tree breeding & forest products
We are contributing to a free seminar “Free Breeding and Forest Products – An update on current research” Tuesday 9 May 2017 from 9:30am until […]
Call for papers – WSE 2017
The 13th Annual Meeting of the Northern European Network for Wood Science and Engineering (WSE 2017) will take place on 28-29 September 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Established in 2004, […]
Event: alternative species in the forests of Atlantic Europe
Forest Research is organising the annual meeting of the Joint EFI ATLANTIC & IEFC “The Role of Alternative Tree Species in the Forests of Atlantic […]