Countdown to zero

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Robin Lancashire and Lewis Taylor of the TRADA Technology frameCHECK team review new guidance in the 5th edition of the definitive design manual Timber frame construction on how to meet more stringent regulations requirements and get closer to 'zero carbon'.

Article from the TRADA Timber Industry Yearbook 2012

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List of Wood Information Sheetsnavigation-arrow

This document contains a fully comprehensive list of all the most up to date Wood Information Sheets (WIS) published by TRADA. Available to members for free or non-members for £12.00, these Wood Information Sheets provide technical guidance related to almost every timber topic under the sun.

 

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17/07/2017 |  Wood Information Sheet  

Timber frame: low energy, high performancenavigation-arrow

Author Geoffrey Pitts and advisory editor TRADA Technology's Robin Lancashire introduce TRADA's new book about best practices in site planning and building design to achieve energy efficiency.

Energy efficiency in buildings comes at a cost. Energy is another word for fuel - most commonly electricity, gas, oil or solid...

01/01/2011 |  Magazine Article  

GD 5 How to calculate deformations in timber structures using Eurocodesnavigation-arrow

Explains the principles of serviceability limit states set out in Eurocode 0 and shows how to apply them to structural timber members, assemblies and built-up components. Explains timber-specific rules given in Eurocode 5 relating to creep and joint slip. Recommends some deflection limits and provides simple worked examples.

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01/01/2006 |  Other Technical Guidance