When is a standard not a standard?
…or why you should not buy EN 14081-1:2016. As we have discussed before (here and here), Harmonized Standards have a special status in that they […]
timber grading
Why grading isn’t about the grade
The strength grading of timber is not about the strength grade – it is about the properties of the timber. A strength grade (or, more […]
British timber in construction
Dan Ridley-Ellis will speak about grading of British-grown timber at this event hosted by BRE, which launches Grown in Britain week, 2016 10 October 2016 […]
Thinking beyond strength classes
This paper summarises the processes and normative requirements involved in grading of structural timber, and outlines a number of areas in which matters may be […]
Machine grading? Pay attention
Apologies for the dramatic post title – but this really does require immediate attention if you are producing machine graded timber. The key standard, which […]
Report: sustainable construction timber
The Forestry Commission have just published the report “Sustainable Construction Timber” by Ivor Davies. Ivor wrote the report to help building designers and contractors source […]
Making the grade
This post is a ‘director’s cut’ version of Dan Ridley-Ellis’s (@flyingquercus) presentation at the Institute of Chartered Foresters 2016 National Conference “The Timber Supply Chain – Dynamics and […]
Grade in Britain
For a more up-to-date post on properties see Grade in Britain revisited. Introduction We looked at British spruce in a previous post. It is, for […]
ICF national conference 2016
The Institute of Chartered Foresters is holding their annual conference on 27-28 April at the Newcastle Marriott Hotel, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. The programme aims to challenge conventional thinking on the cascading […]
What’s new about grade stamps?
The UK has a long history of marking graded timber with a stamp – so that there is no risk of graded timber being misidentified […]