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27 Changes to the tests and requirements for fire and cladding
The UK’s No 1 producer of engineered wood panels
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07 Foreword: An unprecedented year Nick Milestone 09 TRADA membership for the timber industry 10 Review of the year: 2020 – a year for online events Rupert Scott 12 University Engagement Programme: Challenges, the curriculum and
climate literacy – a bright future for timber and engagement
Tabitha Binding 16 Wood Awards winner: The Rye Apartments
21 Wood Awards winners: Best of the rest
Spotlight on sustainability
22 Why wood costs less: the path to net zero Sarah Virgo 28 Wood fibre thermal performance and sequestered carbon Adrian Judd
34 Changing the narrative: Biodiversity, Forestry and Wood report Eleanor Harris
37 Architects Declare: one year on Kat Scott
41 Structural timber: delivering quality and sustainability assurances Andrew Carpenter 46 Ten things to know about engineering timber frames Steve Corbett 57 Stacking up off-site timber construction financials Dr Mila Duncheva 63 Mass Timber Office Forum Oliver Hartley-Booth 71 Office refurbishments Kelly Harrison 79 Expanding into the airspace: why engineered timber is a good fit Lee Murphy 85 Moisture management Nick Clifford & Lewis Taylor 93 Service life performance of wood in construction Ed Suttie 104 Alternative UK timber species Steven Adams & Dan Ridley-Ellis 118 Brimstone cladding test site Tom Barnes 127 Changes to the tests and requirements for fire and cladding Mostafa Jafarian 134 Stepping up decking standards Janet Sycamore 141 How do you specify preservative-treated wood? Gordon Ewbank 146 The role of the passive fire protection installer and maintainer Ross Newman 155 Fire Door Safety Week: why fire door safety can’t be left to chance Helen Hewitt 162 Design steps to stair safety Kevin Underwood 170 Get the most from TRADA membership 173 How to use this directory 174 Alphabetical list of TRADA members 204 Buyers’ guide index 216 List of advertisers
