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News Release from: TRADA Technology | Subject: New seminar programme for wood
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Team on 15 May 2006
TRADA delivers new seminar programme for
wood
TRADA Technology is again working closely with wood for good, the UK's largest timber promotional campaign, to deliver a new seminar programme for architects, engineers and building professionals.
TRADA Technology is again working closely with wood for good, the UK's largest timber promotional campaign, to deliver a new seminar programme for architects, engineers and building professionals Head of Information Jeremy Vibert said, 'Our target is to deliver CPD to around 2,000 construction professionals and industry clients, as we did last year, by the end of 2006
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 5 Sep 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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TRADA and its sister organisation FIRA, the Furniture Industry Research Association, will manage a full programme of seminars throughout the Working with Wood exhibition at the NEC
We will also aim to ensure that the talks are not concentrated in the South-East, but reach out across a much wider geographical area.
Some university venues will also be included'.
Since its inception, some 10,000 professionals have taken advantage of the free CPD programme.
The format for 2006 will follow that of previous years, with talks delivered in-house.
Topics include a new talk, Approved Document L - the timber frame solution, which is aimed at architects but will also be offered to other industry professionals.
The architects' talks will also include:.
* Getting the best out of timber.
* Achieving durability by design with timber construction.
* External timber cladding - design and specification.
* Innovative and inspirational timber buildings.
* Timber in older buildings.
* Environmental awareness and timber products.
* Wood Windows - design and specification.
* Decorative timber flooring.
* Timber decking - design and specification.
CPD talks for engineers include:.
* Timber bridges.
* Connections.
* Conserving structures.
* Serviceability.
* Introduction to Eurocodes.
* Engineered timber.
In addition, a free three-hour CPD session entitled Timber frame for construction clients has been specially developed for industry professionals, to demonstrate that modern timber frame is an engineered, precision-made solution for a wide range of residential and non-residential buildings.
Full details of the programme can be found on the TRADA website.
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