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Why separation distances matter for fire safety

|Date: 15 Sep 2025

Why separation distances matter for fire safety

The Structural Timber Association (STA) discusses planning for fire safety in timber construction and why ...

The Structural Timber Association (STA) discusses planning for fire safety in timber construction and why separation distances matter The Structural Timber Association (STA) is committed to supporting ...

15 Sep 2025
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Structural Timber Buildings

|Date: 02 Sep 2025

Structural Timber Buildings

To support best practice in the growing use of timber within buildings, the Structural Timber Association ...

To support best practice in the growing use of timber within buildings, the Structural Timber Association (STA) has released ‘Structural Timber: Design and Construction Guidance’. It will provide valu ...

02 Sep 2025
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What the green paper means for housebuilders

|Date: 19 Aug 2025

What the green paper means for housebuilders

Paul Newman, Technical Director at Structural Timber Association (STA) talks raising standards: what the ...

Paul Newman, Technical Director at Structural Timber Association (STA) talks raising standards: what the Green Paper means for housebuilders The UK Government's 2025 Construction Products Reform Gree ...

19 Aug 2025
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Timber: The critical path to Britain’s net zero and housing revolution

|Date: 28 Apr 2025

Timber: The critical path to Britain’s net zero and housing revolution

The Structural Timber Association (STA) welcomes the Chancellor’s transformative budget statement with re ...

The Structural Timber Association (STA) welcomes the Chancellor’s transformative budget statement with regards to housebuilding, acknowledging it as a key moment for continuing the momentum in getting ...

28 Apr 2025
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Why timber is the key to meeting housing and climate goals

|Date: 18 Apr 2025

Why timber is the key to meeting housing and climate goals

Andrew Orriss, Interim Chief executive Officer of the Structural timber Association explains why timber i ...

Andrew Orriss, Interim Chief executive Officer of the Structural timber Association explains why timber is the key to meeting the UK’s housing and climate goals The UK Government's recent recommitment ...

18 Apr 2025
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Government recommits to updated TIC Policy Roadmap

|Date: 07 Mar 2025

Government recommits to updated TIC Policy Roadmap

The Structural Timber Association (STA) has welcomed the announcement by the Department for Environment, ...

The Structural Timber Association (STA) has welcomed the announcement by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), confirming the Government’s recommitment to the Timber in Con ...

07 Mar 2025
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A Q&A with Barbara Massie, Director at Kirkwood Timber Frame

|Date: 03 Mar 2025

A Q&A with Barbara Massie, Director at Kirkwood Timber Frame

With the advent of Women in Construction Week, PHPD talks to Barbara Massie, Director at Kirkwood Timber ...

With the advent of Women in Construction Week, PHPD talks to Barbara Massie, Director at Kirkwood Timber Frame about her career journey, the need for women in construction and timber frame advice. Wo ...

03 Mar 2025
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Labour Government’s new era for housebuilding

|Date: 11 Nov 2024

Labour Government’s new era for housebuilding

The Labour Government has ushered in another new era for housebuilding in the UK, and at a time when addr ...

The Labour Government has ushered in another new era for housebuilding in the UK, and at a time when addressing the housing shortage has never been more in the spotlight. Here, Andrew Carpenter, Chief ...

11 Nov 2024
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Stop the rot

|Date: 30 Jun 2023

Stop the rot

Structural Timber Association The Structural Timber Association (STA) has released comprehensive guidance ...

Structural Timber Association The Structural Timber Association (STA) has released comprehensive guidance to assist in preventing moisture-related defects in structural timber buildings. Aligned with ...

30 Jun 2023
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