To celebrate three years since their official launch, Timber Development UK (TDUK) has made all 174 of their technical case studies FREE for all to download.
This includes the very best uses of timber in construction from the past decade, including dozens of Wood Awards winners – such as the RIBA Stirling Prize winning Magdalene College Library and Goldsmith Street projects.
From beautiful schools through to stunning homes, swimming pools, hospitals, retrofits, gridshells, interiors, and community buildings – TDUK’s case study library is an incredibly rich source of timber knowledge.
Together they form an essential learning resource for students and professionals alike, and the basis of our monthly webinar series ‘designTimber’ delivered by the architects, engineers and design teams behind each project.
"When we came together three years ago, we did so to connect the supply chain, lead best practice and accelerate a low carbon future," said TDUK chief executive David Hopkins.
"We are very proud of our work over the last three years, which has included dozens of new case studies where you can find both technical details and explanations, and key performance data on carbon.
"Sharing knowledge is crucial, as timber is an essential tool to overcoming the climate and housing crisis in the UK, and we want every architect, engineer and contractor in the UK to know how best to use it.
"At its heart, Timber Development UK is a community - a place for people passionate about using wood to make a difference to connect, network, share and learn. No matter which part of the supply chain you work in.
"This is why we say if you work with wood, you already belong. Because anyone who touches timber, whether you work in the forest, a joinery workshop, behind a desk, on a building site, or you are just starting your journey - we are here to support you.
"For all of our members, and the tens of thousands of professionals across the UK who have over the past few years downloaded our resources, attended our events, given us a follow or sent us a message of support - members, non-members and students - we are incredibly thankful.
"If you do enjoy our work and would like to support it to continue by joining, please do get in touch. We would love to have you in our community, and of course, tell you about the many benefits that are exclusive to members.
"Meanwhile, we are going to be continuing to add more case studies - and we have some really exciting new publications coming to our library before the end of the year - so please do explore all we have to offer, and keep in touch."
To download case studies, along with hundreds of other resources available on the TDUK website, simply create a free account – which takes less than 30 seconds.
This will connect you into our network, and allow you to receive our updates – featuring the very best of timber in construction in the UK.
If you like what you see, and would like to find out about all the benefits of membership, you can join from our website or by getting in touch with our membership team.
Timber Development UK
Timber Development UK was formed from the merger of the two largest and longest-established organisations in the supply chain, the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA). Bringing these two associations together as one has created the largest, most comprehensive supply chain body in the UK, spanning from sawmill to specifier and all the points in between. TDUK aims to connect the timber supply chain, lead best practice, and accelerate a low carbon future.
