www links

Antipodean Links	Bridges, Timber	Building Conservation, Repair, Historic Structures
Building Regulations	Carpentry	Case Studies
Chain of Custody	Construction Research & Promotion Organisations	Dendrochronology & Wood Archaeology
Environmentally Sensitive Design	Forest Management Certification	Forest Products
Forest Products Research Laboratory, Madison, Wood Handbook	Forestry & Woodlands	Industrial History
Professional Institutions	Professional Media	Renewable Resource
Standards Organisations	Timber Design Knowledge - Project Partners	Timber Education Program
Timber Industry Organisations	Timber Industry Information & Promotion	Timber Research
UK Government Bodies	University – Architectural	University – Civil & Structural Engineering
University – Industrial Design	University – Materials Science, Adhesion, Physics	University - Timber Engineering

Please note:

TRADA Technology does not endorse any of these sites or the information contained in them.
This page was designed to give the best printed copies in "landscape" page orientation.

Antipodean Links:

Canterbury University, Civil Engineering Dept.	http://www.civil.canterbury.ac.nz/
McIntosh Timber Laminates (New Zealand)	http://www.mcintosh.nzforestry.co.nz/default.asp
Tasmanian Timber (Australia)	http://www.tastimber.tas.gov.au/
Timber Building in Australia	http://oak.arch.utas.edu.au/
Timber Education pages (Australia)	http://www.timber.org.au/education/
University of Technology, Sydney	http://www.uts.edu.au

Bridges, Timber:

American Institute of Timber Construction	http://www.aitc-glulam.org/
InTEC	http://www.forestry.gov.uk/intec
National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation (NHCBP) Program (USA)	http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/covered.htm
National Wood in Transportation Program (USA)	http://www.fs.fed.us/na/wit/
New York State Covered Bridge Society	http://www.nycoveredbridges.org/
Oregon Department of Transportation (USA)	http://www.odot.state.or.us/ssbbsrvcpublic/rm/histrec.htm
Parke County, Indiana. Covered Bridges (USA)	http://www.coveredbridges.com/home.htm
Roads ACT – Bridges (Australia)	http://www.roads.act.gov.au/display2_3.htm
Transportation Toolbox (USA)	http://ntl.bts.gov/ruraltransport/toolbox/
USDA Forest Service – Bridge Structures (USA)	http://www.fs.fed.us/eng/structures/index.htm
Wood Transportation Structures Research (USA)	http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/wit/

Building Conservation, Repair, Historic Structures:

The Barn Journal (USA)	http://www.thebarnjournal.org/
Buildingconservation.com	http://www.buildingconservation.com/
English Heritage	http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
European Heritage Network	http://www2.european-heritage.net/sdx/herein/index.xsp
Images of England	http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/
Institute of Historic Building Conservation	http://www.ihbc.org.uk/
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)	http://www.iccrom.org/
National Monuments Record Centre	http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/thesaurus/thes_splash.htm
National Trust for Historic Preservation	http://www.nationaltrust.org/
Pevsner Architectural Guides	http://www.pevsner.co.uk/
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings	http://www.spab.org.uk/
Spon End Building Preservation Trust,	http://www.sponend.org.uk/sebpt/index.htm
Technology in Australia 1788-1988 – Use of Timber as a Structural Material	http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/317.html
Timber Framers Guild (USA)	http://www.tfguild.org/index.html
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum	http://www.wealddown.co.uk/index.htm

Building Regulations:

Construction Legislation	http://www.safety.odpm.gov.uk/bregs/
Department of the Environment	http://www.doeni.gov.uk/
Scottish Executive Building Standards	http://www.scotland.gov.uk/development/bc/

Carpenters' Company	http://www.thecarpenterscompany.co.uk/
Carpenters' Fellowship	http://www.carpentersfellowship.org/
Carpenter Oak & Woodland Co. Ltd.	http://www.carpenteroak.co.uk/
Green Oak Carpentry	http://www.greenoakcarpentry.co.uk/
McCurdy & Co.	http://www.mccurdyco.com/index.html
Timber Frame Company Ltd	http://www.thetimberframe.co.uk/
Timber Framers Guild	http://www.tfguild.org/

Case Studies

Australian Design Awards	http://designawards.com.au/home
Information database for the European Forest and Timber Industry, Timberfot.com	http://www.timberfot.com
PUU Info, Woodfocus (Finland)	http://extra.buildforum.com/woodfocus/?anonymous=english

Chain of Custody:

BM TRADA Certification	http://www.bmtrada.com
Forest Stewardship Council UK	http://www.fsc-uk.info/

Construction Research & Promotion Organisations:

Building Research Establishment	http://www.bre.co.uk
Co-Construct	http://www.construction.co.uk/index.html
Local Authority Building Control	http://www.labc-services.co.uk/
NHBC (National House-Building Council)	http://www.nhbc.co.uk/

Dendrochronology & Wood Archaeology:

Ultimate Tree-Ring Web Pages	http://web.utk.edu/~grissino/
University of Sheffield – Archaeology and Prehistory	http://www.shef.ac.uk/~ap/index.html
Vernacular Architecture Group Dendrochronology Database	http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/cfm/vag_dendro/d_query.cfm

Environmentally Sensitive Design:

American Chestnut Foundation	http://chestnut.acf.org/
Centre for Alternative Technology	http://www.cat.org.uk/
Construction Resources	http://www.constructionresources.com
Ecological Design Association	http://www.edaweb.org
Ethical Junction	http://www.ethical-junction.org/index.shtml
Gaia Group	http://www.gaiagroup.org/
Timber Recycling Information Centre	http://www.recycle-it.org
USDA Forest Service - Small-Diameter Species and Roundwood Utilisation	http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/tmu/small_diameter.htm

Forest Products:

Directory of Forest Products, Wood Science, & Marketing	http://www.forestdirectory.com/
Forest Products Society	http://www.forestprod.org/

Forest Products Research Laboratory, Madison, Wood Handbook:

(Public Domain PDF's):

Wood handbook--Wood as an engineering material

http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/FPLGTR/fplgtr113/fplgtr113.htm

Forest Management Certification:

Canadian Standards Association	http://csa-international.org/certification/forestry/
Forest Stewardship Council (International)	http://www.fsc-uk.info/
Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia (LEI)	http://www.lei.or.id/index.php?hl=en
Malaysian Timber Council	http://www.mtc.com.my/forestry.htm
Pan - European Forest Certification Council	http://www.pefc.org/
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (USA)	http://www.aboutsfi.org/core.asp
UK Woodland Assurance Standard	http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/oldsite.nsf/byunique/HCOU-4UFP7F
WWF 1995 Plus Group (UK)	http://www.fsc-uk.FSC-UK WWF 1995 Plus Groupdemon.co.uk/95PlusGroup.html

Forestry & Woodlands:

Community Woods Online	http://www.community-woods.org.uk/
Forestry Commission	http://www.forestry.gov.uk/
Forest and Timber Association	http://www.forestryandtimber.org
Forest Industries Development Council	http://www.fidc.org.uk
High Weald – Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty	http://www.highweald.org/
Institute Of Chartered Foresters	http://www.charteredforesters.org
International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO)	http://www.itto.or.jp/Index.html
Royal Forestry Society	http://www.rfs.org.uk/
Scottish Forestry’s Industry Cluster	http://www.forestryscotland.com/
YORWOODS - Yorkshire Woodland Initiative	http://www.yorwoods.co.uk/about.htm

Industrial History:

Brunel Collection	http://www.bris.ac.uk/is/services/specialcollections/brunel.html
London’s Transport Museum	http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/index.html
NMSI Family of Museums	http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/index.asp?flash=yes
Science Museum	http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/

Professional Institutions:

Architecture.com	http://www.architecture.com/go/Architecture/Home.html
ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers	http://www.asce.org/
Chartered Institute of Building	http://www.ciob.org.uk/
IABSE - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering	http://www.iabse.ethz.ch/iabse_f.html
ICE – Institution of Civil Engineers	http://www.ice.org.uk/index.asp?bhcp=1
IMECHE – Institution of Mechanical Engineers	http://www.imeche.org.uk/
ISTRUCTE – Institution of Structural Engineers	http://www.istructe.org.uk/Welcome/index.asp?menuid=0
RIAS - Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland	http://www.rias.org.uk/content/
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors	http://www.rics.org.uk/

Professional Media:

Agrifor - European Journal of Wood	http://agrifor.ac.uk/whatsnew/detail/3012171.html
AJ+ from the Architects Journal	http://www.ajplus.co.uk
AJ Specification	http://www.ajspecification.com
Timber Trades Journal Online	http://www.ttjonline.com

Renewable Resource:

Forestry Commission	http://www.forestry.gov.uk
Woodnet: networking for wood producers and users	http://www.woodnet.org.uk

Standards Organisations:

BSI	http://www.bsi-global.com/index.xalter
CEN Business Support System	http://www.cenorm.be/boss/default.htm

Timber Design Knowledge - Project Partners:

Bath University	http://www.bath.ac.uk
Buro Happold	http://www.burohappold.com
Department of Trade and Industry	http://www.dti.gov.uk
Finnforest	http://www.finnforest.com
Forestry Commission	http://www.forestry.gov.uk
ICE – Institution of Civil Engineers	http://www.ice.org.uk
ISTRUCTE – Institution of Structural Engineers	http://www.istructe.org.uk
Imperial College	http://www.ic.ac.uk
Napier University	http://www.napier.ac.uk
Queens University Belfast	http://www.qub.ac.uk
Scottish Forest Industries Cluster	http://www.forestryscotland.com

Timber Education Program

Institute of Wood Science	http://www.iwsc.org.uk
National Timber Development Program (Australia)	http://www.timber.org.au
UK Centre for Timber Engineering	http://cte.napier.ac.uk/centre.html

Timber Industry Organisations:

American Institute of Timber Construction	http://www.aitc-glulam.org
American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC)	http://www.ahec-europe.org
APA The Engineered Wood Association	http://www.apauk-ireland.org
Forest Products Society (USA)	http://www.forestprod.org
Nordic Timber Council	http://www.nordictimber.org
Scottish Forest Industries Cluster	http://www.forestryscotland.com
Syndicat National des Constructeurs de Charpentes en Bois Lamellé Collé (France)	http://www.glulam.org
Timber Trade Federation	http://www.ttf.co.uk
Trussed Rafter Association	http://www.tra.co.uk
UK Forest Products Association (UKFPA)	http://www.ukfpa.co.uk
UK Timber Frame Engineering	http://www.timber-frame.org
Wood Panel Industries Federation (WPIF)	http://www.wpif.org.uk
wood. for good.	http://www.woodforgood.com

Timber Industry Information & Promotion:

CNBD - Bois Construction (France)	http://www.cndb.org
Confemadera (Spain)	http://www.confemadera.es
Federlegno Arredo Federation (Italy)	http://www.federlegno.it
Forests Forever	http://www.forestsforever.org.uk
Lignum (Switzerland)	http://www.lignum.ch/francais
Malaysian Timber Council	http://www.mtc.com.my
Time for Timber	http://www.timefortimber.co.uk
UK Forest Products Association	http://www.ukfpa.co.uk
Wood. for Good.	http://www.woodforgood.com
Wood Works! (Canada)	http://www.wood-works.org

Timber Research:

BRE Centre for Timber Technology in Construction	http://www.bre.co.uk
Centre Technique du Bois et de l'Ameublement (France)	http://www.ctba.fr/index2.html
FC Forest Research Agency	http://www.forestry.gov.uk
Forest Products Laboratory (USA)	http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/
Forintek Canada Corp.	http://www.forintek.ca/
Lab of Bio-Material and Timber Engineering (Japan)	http://www.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~biomeng/index-e.html
Timber Research & Development Council of Queensland (Australia)	http://www.tradac.org.au/index.htm
TRADA Technology	http://www.tradatechnology.co.uk
VTT (Finland)	http://www.vtt.fi/rte/research

UK Government Bodies:

Construction Best Practice Program	http://www.cbpp.org.uk
Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs	http://www.defra.gov.uk
Department of Trade & Industry	http://www.dti.gov.uk
Forestry Commission	http://www.forestry.gov.uk
Movement for Innovation	http://www.m4i.org.uk/m4i/
Sustainable Development Commission	http://www.sd-commission.gov.uk

University – Architectural:

Bath University	http://www.bath.ac.uk/
Edinburgh University of Architecture	http://www.caad.ed.ac.uk/
Oxford Brooks University	http://www.brookes.ac.uk/
Queens University Belfast – Schools and Departments	http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/index.php?code=S

University – Civil & Structural Engineering:

Bath University, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering	http://www.bath.ac.uk/ace/people/
Napier University	http://www.napierengineering.org.uk
Oxford Brooks University	http://www.brookes.ac.uk/
Imperial College London	http://www.ic.ac.uk/
Queen's University Belfast, Faculty of Engineering, School of Architecture	http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/index.php?code=S
UCB – Department of Wood Science (Canada)	http://wood.ubc.ca/node/links.html

University – Industrial Design:

Oxford Brooks University	http://www.brookes.ac.uk/
Royal College of Art – School of Architecture and Design , Industrial Design Engineering	http://www.rca.ac.uk/course_information/architecture_design/ide.htm

University – Materials Science, Adhesion, Physics:

Bath University	http://www.bath.ac.uk/
Oxford Brooks University – Joining Technology Research Centre	http://www.brookes.ac.uk/other/jtrc/welcome_to_jtrc.htm
Imperial College London	http://www.ic.ac.uk/
Queens University Belfast – Schools and Departments	http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/index.php?code=S
UCB – Department of Wood Science (Canada)	http://wood.ubc.ca/node/links.html

University - Timber Engineering

Ecole National Supérieure des Technologies et Industries du Bois (France)	http://www.enstib.uhp-nancy.fr/
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)	http://www.epfl.ch/
E cole Supérieure du Bois (France)	http://www.ecolesuperieuredubois.com/
Napier University	http://www.napier.ac.uk
Vienna University of Technology-Department of Structural Design and Timber Engineering (Austria)	http://www.iti.tuwien.ac.at/

...