Wood, Timber & Timber Frame

• APA - The Engineered Wood Association

  A technical resource for all industry professionals interested in learning more about engineered wood products. Includes technical information, a photo library, case studies, and a specification writer. 

• BangItUp.com

  Austrailian Building Community website - some useful building information 

• Self Build Kit Houses - Crown Oak Buildings

  Self Build Timber Frame House Kits and Custom Oak Buildings based in Kent, UK

• 'Celebrating Timber Frame' Exhibition

  An exhibition celebrating Timber Frame buildings; held in the only surviving timber-framed market hall in Wales in Llanidloes. 

• European Federation of the Plywood Industry (FEIC)

  FEIC is a trade association for European plywood producers. 

• Hardwood Information Center

  This is an American site and so only covers those hardwoods that grow in the USA, but for each species gives a bit of history and a description, strength and mechanical properties and its main uses. It also has more general sections on flooring, furniture, etc and a glossary of terms. 

• International Research Group on Wood Preservation

  IRG facilitates contacts between specialists working on the complex problems of wood protection and durability. 

• Scottish Institute for Wood Technology (SIWT)

  The Scottish Institute for Wood Technology (SIWT) is dedicated to the development of technologies, products and services to enhance the performance of wood. 

• Timber Frame 2000

  The well-documented Timber Frame 2000 project provided a six-storey experimental timber frame building, the first of its kind in the world, for the sole purpose of investigating the performance and economic prospects of medium-rise timber frame buildings in the UK. 

• Timber Research & Development Association (TRADA)

  The Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) - is an internationally recognised centre of excellence on the specification and use of timber and wood products 

• Trussed Rafter Association (TRA)

  The TRA, having updated its website recently to a more user-friendly format, is now a respected resource of Trusses and Trussed Rafter engineering. Visitors to the website can download TRA datasheets and brochures. 

• Views of Scotland

  Formed as an Organisation at the June 2002 Perth Conference on Renewable energy, Views of Scotland seek to bring the facts surrounding renewable energy decisions to the Scottish people and their political representatives. 

• The Wood Shop

  Aims to promote the use of quality wood products and best practice through independent assessment, representation, technical support and promotion. 

• Wood for Good

  Why is timber frame the fastest growing method of construction in the UK?

• Oak Garages

  English Oak Framed Garages

  Oak Framed Houses
  Building English oak framed buildings throughout the UK