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Timber

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

Course

Timber workshop: design through worked examples - October 2027

Timber workshop: design through worked examples - October 2027
This advanced practical workshop teachs complex timber engineering through worked examples. It encourages problem-solving through teaching tools and group discussion.
Date – 6 October 2027
Location – Online
Price – £330 - £485 + VAT
Course
Amesbury School detail, wooden structure

Eurocode 5: the essentials of timber design - October 2027

Eurocode 5: the essentials of timber design - October 2027
This one-day, online course offers an introduction to timber design to Eurocode 5.
Date – 5 October 2027
Location – Online
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
Course
Metal fastening systems for wooden products

Eurocode 5: connections and advanced topics in timber design - June 2027

Eurocode 5: connections and advanced topics in timber design - June 2027
This course introduces timber connections in detail and several other advanced topics in timber design to Eurocode 5.
Date – 23 June 2027
Location – Online
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
Course
Amesbury School detail, wooden structure

Eurocode 5: the essentials of timber design - June 2027

Eurocode 5: the essentials of timber design - June 2027
This one-day, online course offers an introduction to timber design to Eurocode 5.
Date – 22 June 2027
Location – Online
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
A construction worker in a yellow hard hat and high-vis vest measures a wooden wall frame.

Strengthening the UK economy and supply chains: why C16 timber is the right choice

Strengthening the UK economy and supply chains: why C16 timber is the right choice
Join this sponsored event by Trust UK C16 Timber to learn how C24 timber is often overspecified and challenging for UK supply chains.
Date – 25 November 2026
Location – 47-58 Bastwick St, London, EC1V 3PS
Price – Free
Conference
An elevated seating area in a glass roofed atrium. The atrium joins two buildings.

Sustainable Structures of the Future Conference

Sustainable Structures of the Future Conference
A global forum, organised in partnership with SEI, showcasing the innovations, technologies, and international best practice reshaping structural engineering.
Date – 5 November 2026
Location – IStructE London HQ, EC1V 3PS and online
Price – £25 - £325 + VAT
Course

Timber workshop: design through worked examples - October 2026

Timber workshop: design through worked examples - October 2026
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 – 20 October 2026
Location – Online
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
Course
Amesbury School detail, wooden structure

Eurocode 5: the essentials of timber design - October 2026

Eurocode 5: the essentials of timber design - October 2026
This one-day, online course offers an introduction to timber design to Eurocode 5.
Date – 19 October 2026
Location – Online
Price – £315 - £465 + VAT
Webinar
A laptop displaying a green-themed structural engineering software dashboard against a transparent 3D building blueprint.

Designing a mass timber building to the new Eurocode 5

Designing a mass timber building to the new Eurocode 5
Join this sponsored webinar by SPEC Toolbox to watch a real mass timber building designed live to the second generation Eurocode 5 (2025), using supplier products in their software.
Date – 8 October 2026
Location – Online
Price – Free

Featured events and resources

Guidance
Blue abstract blocks

Timber and sustainability

Timber and sustainability
This article discusses timbers and carbon, availability and end-of-life issues.
Date – 18 June 2020
Author – Sustainability Panel
Price – Free