This September A&DS Material Considerations: A Library of Sustainable Building Materials, are teaming up with Forestry Commission Scotland and Wood for Good and Edinburgh Napier University present this CPD series looking at timber in construction.
Solid Timber Laminate Systems – Seminar
This afternoon seminar will take place on 21st September from 1.45 – 5.45pm in :
Gallery 2, The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell lane, Glasgow, G1 3NU
The past 25 years have witnessed extraordinary advances in timber technology, with a range of solid wood systems emerging that have challenged existing approaches to structural design and building construction. . Solid wood systems, in particular, have led to new thinking in building design and to previously unconsidered applications in architecture and engineering.
This afternoon seminar, chaired by Peter Wilson of Timber Design Initiatives and introtroduced by Robert Hairstans of Edinburgh Napier University, will consider the following Solid Timber Laminate Systems : Cross Laminated Timber; Dowel Laminated Timber; Laminated Veneer Lumber; and Nail Laminated Timber.
Speakers Confirmed to talk about their experience of working with Solid Timber Laminate Systems in Scotland are:
Cross Laminated Timber: Andrew Burridge, SHS Burridge Architects
Dowel Laminated Timber: Sam Foster, Sam Foster Architects
Nail Laminated Timber: Matt Stevenson, Carbon Dynamic
Edinburgh Lunchtime CPD Series
These 1 hour lunchtime talks from 1 – 2pm will take place in Architecture and Design Scotland’s Edinburgh Office:
9 Bakehouse Close, 146 Canongate, Edinburgh, EH8 8DD
6th September – Timber Cladding and Innovation
This CPD will be presented by John Russell, Managing Director, Russwood Ltd, and Alan Coultas, Ambassador UK, Sioo Wood Protection AB,
Topic covered include:
- Natural Weathering of Timber Cladding
- Differential Weathering of Timber Cladding
- Silicon Technology and its Effects on Cladding Timbers
This CPD will be presented by Peter Wilson of Timber Design Initiatives Ltd
The presentation will highlight:
- Tall timber building projects
- Design approaches being taken
- New urban opportunities offered by an architecture primarily formed from renewable materials
13th September – Engineered wood products for Modern Methods of Construction
This CPD will be presented by Stephen Stewart of James Jones and Sons Limited.
Topics covered will include:
- Engineered Wood Products
- I-Joist composition & manufacturing
- Environmental approvals
- I-Joist Panelised systems
This CPD will be presented by Peter Wilson of Timber Design Initiatives Ltd
The presentation will cover:
- The use of timber for large span, free form structures
- Glue Laminated beams
- Laminated Veneer Lumber
27th September – Hardwood or Modified Wood?
This CPD will be presented by Peter Wilson of Timber Design Initiatives Ltd
The presentation will cover:
- Modified wood Products – chemical and thermal wood modification
- Creative applications for modified wood products
- Species of hardwood available in the UK competitive with modern modified timbers