STA LIBRARY
We produce a range of Advice Notes, Information Papers, Construction Details and Technical Bulletins covering all aspects of structural timber design and application
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These include:
146 documents found
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Erectors Workbook - Timber Frame - Practical |
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Erectors Workbook - Timber Frame - Knowledge |
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Erectors Workbook - Timber Frame - Health & Safety |
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Designers Workbook - Timber Frame - Health & Safety |
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Designers Workbook - Timber Frame - Knowledge |
Workbook Member Only |
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Designers Workbook - Timber Frame - Practical |
Workbook Member Only |
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Manufacturers Workbook - Timber Frame - Health & Safety |
Workbook Member Only |
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Manufacturers Workbook - Timber Frame - Knowledge |
Workbook Member Only |
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Manufacturers Workbook - Timber Frame - Practical |
Workbook Member Only |
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Erectors Workbook - SIPS - Practical |
Workbook Member Only |
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Fire Mitigation Technical Paper 1 |
Technical Paper Full Member Only |
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Fire Mitigation Technical Paper 2 |
Technical Paper Full Member Only |
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Fire Mitigation Technical Paper 3 |
Technical Paper Full Member Only |
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Technical Note 5 - 16 steps to fire safety summary and cross reference - 31 March 2016 |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
31/03/2016 |
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Technical Note - 2016 - 6 Floor Joist Serviceability Designs |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
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Technical Note - 2016 - 7 Corrosion Protection of Fasteners for Wood Based Building Components |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
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Technical Note 3 - Understanding floor to wall interface junctions in structural timber frame |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
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Technical Note 8 - Temporary work platforms over voids - during construction of structural timber buildings |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
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Technical Note 9 - Use of structural EN and BS codes |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
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Technical Note 11 - Structural Timber Building Design Loading Clarification |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
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Technical Note 13 - Fire Safety Building Terms Briefly Explained |
Technical Note Registration Required |
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Technical Note 15 - Gable Panel Forces - explanation |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
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Technical Note 12 - Cavity Barriers Around Openings |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
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Technical Note 14 - Insulation in the external wall cavity – Good practice checks |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
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Technical Note 19 - STA Assure Structural Timber Engineering Design Quality Assurance Procedures |
Technical Note Registration Required |
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Technical Note 7.2 - Fasteners for non-wood based sheathing boards |
Technical Note Registration Required |
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Technical Note 31 – Vocabulary of roles in a structural building project |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
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Technical Note 32 - Update on Scotland’s Building Regulation Technical Handbook |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
06/04/2020 |
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Technical Note 34 - Members update on MHCLG Fire Building Safety |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
06/04/2020 |
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TN 24-Moisture protection during construction |
Technical Note Full Member Only |
31/12/2019 |
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Technical Bulletin 10 - Structural Insulated Panel Construction |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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Technical Bulletin 11 - Cross-laminated Timber Construction - An Introduction |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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Technical Bulletin 2 - Engineered wood products and an introduction to timber structural systems |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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Technical Bulletin 3 - Timber frame structures - platform frame construction (part 1) |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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Technical Bulletin 4 - Timber frame structures - platform frame construction (part 2) |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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Technical Bulletin 5 - Timber frame structures - platform frame construction (part 3) |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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Technical Bulletin 7 - Fire safety in timber buildings |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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Technical Bulletin 8 - Glued laminated timber structures |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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Technical Bulletin 9 - Glued laminated timber structures. Part 2: construction and connection details |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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SIPS Technical Bulletin 1 - Structure |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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SIPS Technical Bulletin 2 - Fire |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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SIPS Technical Bulletin 3 - Acoustics |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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SIPS Technical Bulletin 4 - Thermal |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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SIPS Technical Bulletin 5 - Durability |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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SIPS Technical Bulletin 6 - Sustainability |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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Technical Bulletin 1 - Timber as a structural material - an introduction |
Technical Bulletin Full Member Only |
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How the Timber Industries can Help Solve the Housing Crisis Report |
Report Registration Required |
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RLB Timber and Masonry Cost Comparison Report - May 2018 |
Report Registration Required |
01/05/2018 |
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MTW Timber Frame Construction Market Report 2020 |
Report Full Member Only |
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Fire Mitigation Product Paper 1 |
Product Paper Full Member Only |
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Fire Mitigation Product Paper 2 |
Product Paper Full Member Only |
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Product Paper 4 - Product assemblies to achieve different category levels of timber frame |
Product Paper Full Member Only |
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Product Paper 5 - Guidance for structural timber frame buildings below 250m2 in total floor area |
Product Paper Full Member Only |
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Product Paper 5 - Appendix 1 Determining overall project size/threshold |
Product Paper Full Member Only |
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Product Paper 5 - Appendix 2 - How to use the PP5 separation distance tables |
Product Paper Full Member Only |
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Product Paper 5 - Appendix 3 - Using separation distance tables on sites with multiple units |
Product Paper Full Member Only |
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Product Paper 5 - Appendix 4 - Using separation distance tables on sites with phased handover |
Product Paper Full Member Only |
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Product Paper 5 - Appendix 5 - Separation distance tables; key notes and advice |
Product Paper Registration Required |
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STA 2019 AGM Presentations - Martin Milner - Milner Associates |
Presentation Full Member Only |
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STA 2019 AGM Presentations - John Dickie & Tony Batchelor & Martin Bruton |
Presentation Full Member Only |
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STA 2019 AGM Presentations - Andrew Carpenter - STA |
Presentation Full Member Only |
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STA 2019 AGM Presentations - Alan Willem - Glenigan |
Presentation Full Member Only |
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STA 2019 AGM Presentations - Tara Kennedy - Homes England |
Presentation Full Member Only |
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STA 2019 AGM Presentations - Peter Caplehorn - Construction Products Association |
Presentation Full Member Only |
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STA 2019 AGM Presentations - Peter Blunt - STA Assure |
Presentation Full Member Only |
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STA 2019 AGM Presentations - Stewart Dalgarno - Fire Update |
Presentation Full Member Only |
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Gaining your S/NVQ in timber frame erection and CSCS blue skilled worker card Pathway 2 |
Member Information Registration Required |
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Gaining your S/NVQ in timber frame erection and CSCS blue skilled worker card Site carpenters only Pathway 4 |
Member Information Registration Required |
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Technical Note - 2016 - 10 - FAQ from Surveyors, Mortgage Lenders and Insurance Companies |
Guidance, Technical Note Full Member Only |
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Fire Mitigation Product Paper 3 |
Guidance, Product Paper Full Member Only |
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Fire risk induction pack for site workers |
Guidance, Presentation Full Member Only |
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SIP Pocket Guide |
Guidance, Pocket Guide Full Member Only |
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STA Rules of Membership |
Guidance, Member Information Full Member Only |
28/08/2020 |
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Stakeholder guide to structural insulated panels (SIPs) |
Guidance Registration Required |
12/01/2021 |
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Site Safe Registration User Guide for Fire Services V1.1 |
Guidance Registration Required |
01/12/2020 |
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Site Safe Registration User Guide for STA members V1.1 |
Guidance Full Member Only |
30/07/2020 |
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Design Guide to Propping and Bracing |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Structural Guidance For Platform Timber Frame |
Guidance Full Member Only |
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Technical Document Perimeter fencing |
Guidance Registration Required |
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16 Steps to fire safety |
Guidance Registration Required |
18/11/2020 |
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Building Low Carbon Homes - Guide 4 |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Cavity Barriers |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Design Guide During Construction to Separating Distances for Timber Frame Buildings |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Design guide to separating distances during construction, Part 4 (For CLT type frame buildings) |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Differential Movement in Platform Timber Frame |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Fire Risk Management FAQs |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Guidance notes for supply and erection terms |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Guidance notes on wireless fire alarms |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Guide to Construction Phase Fire Risk Mitigation White Paper |
Guidance Registration Required |
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HSE Fire Safety in Construction |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Site Safe Risk Assessment Checklist |
Guidance Registration Required |
13/08/2020 |
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Why build with structural timber? |
Guidance Registration Required |
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STA Assure NVQ Pathways |
Guidance Full Member Only |
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STA - products that have been tested |
Guidance Full Member Only |
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STA Living in a Timber Frame Home |
Guidance Registration Required |
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STA Membership and Quality Standards |
Guidance Registration Required |
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STA Product listing to comply with category B and C solutions in the design of separating distances |
Guidance Registration Required |
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STA Template for Quality Assessment of Manufactured Assemblies |
Guidance Full Member Only |
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Self build insurance - key requirements |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Site Safe policy & audit process V7.6 |
Guidance Full Member Only |
12/11/2020 |
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Standard terms & conditions for the design, manufacture,supply and erection of timber frame products |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Tips for Self Builders |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Vision and Values |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Standard terms & conditions for the design, manufacture, supply and erection of structural timber frame products for self-build projects |
Guidance Full Member Only |
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STA Assure - a Guide for Customers Template Letter |
Guidance Full Member Only |
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Timber - the Solid Choice For Your Self-Build |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Health & Safety Signpost 2018 - Issue 4 - Inspections by HSE – Wood Dust and Welfare |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Health & Safety Signpost 2018 - Issue 3 - Power Tools |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Health & Safety Signpost 2020 - Issue 6 |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Health & Safety Signpost 2019 - Issue 5 |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Health & Safety Signpost 2018 - Issue 1 |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Health & Safety Signpost 2018 - Issue 2 Working at Height |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Consumer Guide 1 - Stick Build v Pre-Manufactured |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Site Safe policy V7.2 Template Letters for Members |
Guidance Full Member Only |
20/06/2019 |
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Site Safe Poster |
Guidance Registration Required |
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STA Consumer Guide 2 - Morgage Advice |
Guidance Registration Required |
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RLB Timber Frame Estimating Guide 2019 |
Guidance Registration Required |
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Structural timber buildings fire safety in use guidance Volume 6 - Mass timber structures; Building Regulation compliance B3(1) |
Guidance Registration Required |
30/09/2020 |
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Advice Note 1.2 - CE Marking and the timber frame industry - FAQ |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 18 - Breather Membranes to Structural Timber Walls |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 10 - Timber Stud Frame Separating Walls |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 11 - Parapet wall coping principles for structural timber frame |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 12.1 - Specifying Metal Fasteners |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 14 - Robustness of CLT Structures - Part 1 - Key principles for moisture durability |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 14 - Robustness of CLT Structures - Part 2 - Key principles for CLT wall to foundation interfaces |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 14 - Robustness of CLT Structures - Part 3 - Key principles for good practice detailing for the external envelope of CLT |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 14 - Robustness of CLT Structures - Part 4 - Construction process best practice |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 14 - Robustness of CLT Structures - Part 5 - CLT structural design and manufacturing quality assurance |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 2 - Design life of timber frame buildings |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 3 - Introduction to the construction of commercial timber frame buildings |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 4.1 - Foundation tolerances |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 4.2 - Sole plate tolerances |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 4.3 - Timber Frame Wall Tolerances |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 5.1 - Podium support structures |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 5.2 - Timber Floor Structures |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 6.1 - Thermal performance - Fabric first approach to thermal performance |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 7.1 - Fire robustness design concepts for the in-service life of the building |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 7 - Part 5 - Design of escape routes during the construction process |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 8.1 - Thermal imaging cameras |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 9.1 - CDM Regulations for STA Members |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 9.2 - CDM Regulations for Domestic Clients |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 15 - Part 1 - Legal responsibilities for fire safety on construction sites |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 15 - Part 2 - Understanding the inputs for a fire safety plan |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 15 - Part 3 - Detailed explanation of the ‘16 Steps to Fire Safety’ strategy |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 16 - Party Wall Spandrels |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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Advice Note 17 - Gable Wall Spandrel Panels |
Advice Note Full Member Only |
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