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This section of the website explores the use of timber in construction.

Topics covered include:

  • Developments and good practice
  • Use as a structural material
  • Climate impact, carbon emissions and sustainable design

Resources and events

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<h4>Timber workshop: design through worked examples - October 2025</h4>

Timber workshop: design through worked examples - October 2025

This one-day, online advanced practical workshop teachs complex timber engineering through worked examples. It encourages problem-solving through teaching tools and group discussion.

Date – 21 October 2025
Location – Online
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT
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Amesbury School detail

Eurocode 5: the essentials of timber design - October 2025

This one-day, online course offers an introduction to timber design to Eurocode 5.

Date – 20 October 2025
Location – Online
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT
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Floor vibration design and mitigation - June 2025

This course introduces key concepts in vibration serviceability of building floors. Techniques for analysis, design and mitigation for satisfactory vibration performance are outlined, as well as their potential impact on sustainability of floor construction.

Date – 25 June 2025
Location – 47-58 Bastwick St, London, EC1V 3PS
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT
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Metal fastening systems for wooden products

Eurocode 5: connections and advanced topics in timber design - June 2025

This course introduces timber connections in detail and several other advanced topics in timber design to Eurocode 5.

Date – 10 June 2025
Location – Online
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT
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Amesbury School detail

Eurocode 5: the essentials of timber design - June 2025

This one-day, online course offers an introduction to timber design to Eurocode 5.

Date – 9 June 2025
Location – Online
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT
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Historic timber structures

Historic timber structures: assessment and reuse - June 2025

This one-day course introduces timber as an engineering material, with a focus on its use in historic structures. It covers non-destructive techniques for condition assessment and strategies for the reuse of heritage structures.

Date – 2 June 2025
Location – 47-58 Bastwick St, London, EC1V 3PS
Price – £295 - £445 + VAT
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Historic timber structures

Historic timber structures: assessment and reuse - February 2025

This one-day online course introduces timber as an engineering material, with a focus on its use in historic structures. It covers non-destructive techniques for condition assessment and strategies for the reuse of heritage structures.

Date – 10 February 2025
Location – Online
Price – £295.00
Webinar
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Incorporating timber into your structure – how to ensure success

Enhance your skills with practical insights and innovative solutions in modern timber design.

Date – 30 January 2025
Location – Online
Price – £45 - £70 + VAT
Conference
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Reusing existing structures conference

Providing structural engineers with the latest practical tools and guidance to enable the reuse of existing structures, structural materials and components.

Date – 3 December 2024
Location – Institution HQ and online
Price – £35 - £325 + VAT

Featured events and resources

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Timber and sustainability

This article discusses timbers and carbon, availability and end-of-life issues.

Date – 18 June 2020
Author – Sustainability Panel
Price – Free