TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS
The STA provides some of the most comprehensive technical documents available for the sector, curated by our expert team to ensure we cover the entire spectrum of technical requirements.
We constantly review and update our technical library to ensure we provide only the most up to date content for our members.
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| Document title | Type | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Steps to Fire Safety | Guidance | Download |
| Advice note 01 - Part 2 - CE Marking and the timber frame industry - FAQ | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 02 - Design life of timber frame buildings | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 03 - Introduction to the construction of commercial timber frame buildings | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 04 - Part 1 - Foundation tolerances | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 04 - Part 2 - Sole plate tolerances | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 04 - Part 3 - Timber frame wall tolerances | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 05 - Part 1 - Podium support structures | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 05 - Part 2 - Timber floor structures | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 06 - Part 1 - Thermal performance - Fabric first approach to thermal performance | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 06 - Part 2 - Energy performance and thermal bridging | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 07 - Part 2 - Structural timber external wall compliance route for fire safety | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 07 - Part 3 - Fire safety strategy (FSS) for structural timber buildings | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 07 - Part 5 - Design of escape routes during the construction process | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 07 - Part 5- Fire robustness, escape routes during construction | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 08 - Part 1 - Thermal imaging cameras | Advice Note | Download |
| Advice note 09 - Part 1 - CDM regulations for STA members | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 09 - Part 2 - CDM regulations for domestic clients | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 10 - Timber stud frame separating walls | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 11 - Parapet wall coping principles for structural timber frame | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 12 - Part 1 - Specifying metal fasteners | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 14 - Part 1 - Key principles for moisture durability | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 14 - Part 2 - Key principles for CLT wall to foundation interfaces | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 14 - Part 3 - Key principles for good practice detailing for the external envelope of CLT | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 14 - Part 4 - Construction process best practice | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 14 - Part 5 - CLT structural design and manufacturing quality assurance | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 15 - Part 1 - Legal responsibilities for fire safety on construction sites | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 15 - Part 3 - Detailed explanation of the ‘16 steps to fire safety’ strategy | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 16 - Party wall spandrels | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 17 - Gable wall spandrel panels | Advice Note | Members only |
| Advice note 18 - Breather membranes to structural timber walls | Advice Note | Members only |
| Building low-carbon homes - Guide 4 | Guidance | Members only |
| Building Safety Act - An update for members | Advice Note | Members only |
| Cavity Barriers - Best practice guidance on installation of cavity barriers | Guidance | Download |
| CLT compartment fire behaviour - Webinar Q&A | Guidance | Members only |
| Design guide during construction to separating distances for timber frame buildings | Guidance | Download |
| Design guide to propping and bracing | Guidance | Members only |
| Design guide to separating distances during construction, Part 4 (For CLT type frame buildings) | Guidance | Download |
| Differential movement in platform timber frame | Guidance | Download |
| Fire in use cavity barriers and fire stopping Volume 2 v3.1 Jan 2025 | Guidance | Download |
| Fire In Use Pattern Book Volume 1 v3.1 DEC 2024 - STA | Guidance | Download |
| Fire mitigation product paper 1 - Flame retardant and intumescent coatings for FR build compliance | Product Paper | Members only |
| Fire mitigation product paper 2 - Insulation for FI build compliance | Product Paper | Members only |
| Fire mitigation product paper 3 - FC build - sheathing and decking | Product Paper | Members only |
| Fire mitigation product paper 4 - Product assemblies to achieve different category levels of structural timber frame | Product Paper | Members only |
| Fire mitigation product paper 5 - Appendix 1 - Determining overall project size/threshold | Product Paper | Download |
| Fire mitigation product paper 5 - Appendix 2 - How to use the PP5 separation distance tables | Product Paper | Download |
| Fire mitigation product paper 5 - Appendix 3 - Using separation distance tables on sites with multiple units | Product Paper | Download |
| Fire mitigation product paper 5 - Appendix 4 - Using separation distance tables on sites with phased handover | Product Paper | Download |
| Fire mitigation product paper 5 - Appendix 5 - Separation distance tables; key notes and advice | Product Paper | Download |
| Fire mitigation product paper 5 - Guidance for structural timber frame buildings below 250m2 in total floor area | Product Paper | Download |
| Fire mitigation technical paper 1 - FERMI report, technical review | Technical Paper | Members only |
| Fire mitigation technical paper 2 - Summary review of category compliance - testing and model assumptions | Technical Paper | Members only |
| Fire mitigation technical paper 3 - Test methodology for category compliance | Technical Paper | Members only |
| Fire resistance performance testing of a loadbearing wall assembly | Guidance | Members only |
| Fire risk induction pack for site workers | Guidance | Download |
| Fire risk management FAQs | Guidance | Download |
| Guidance notes for supply and erection terms | Guidance | Members only |
| Guidance notes on wireless fire alarms | Guidance | Download |
| Guide to construction phase fire risk mitigation white paper | Guidance | Download |
| Insurance industry guide to mass timber in UK construction | Guidance | Download |
| Literature review of large-scale fire experiments on cross-laminated timber | Report | Members only |
| Manufacturers workbook - Timber frame - Health & safety | Workbook | Members only |
| Manufacturers workbook - Timber frame - Knowledge | Workbook | Members only |
| Manufacturers workbook - Timber frame - Practical | Workbook | Members only |
| Market research report: Residential sector | Report | Members only |
| Market research report: Residential sector: Interim update | Report | Download |
| Moisture management strategy | Guidance | Download |
| SIP pocket guide | Guidance | Members only |
| SIPS technical bulletin 1 - Structure | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| SIPS technical bulletin 2 - Fire | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| SIPS technical bulletin 3 - Acoustics | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| SIPS technical bulletin 4 - Thermal | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| SIPS technical bulletin 5 - Durability | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| SIPS technical bulletin 6 - Sustainability | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| Site safe registration user guide for fire services V1.1 | Guidance | Download |
| Site safe registration user guide for STA members V1.1 | Guidance | Members only |
| Site safe risk assessment checklist | Guidance | Download |
| Site Safety - Fire safety on construction site poster | Guidance | Members only |
| STA - Living in a timber frame home | Guidance | Download |
| STA - products that have been tested | Guidance | Members only |
| STA Assure V3 Compliance Policy January 2025 | Guidance | Members only |
| STA consumer guide 2 - Mortgage advice | Guidance | Members only |
| STA guide - Mortgages for timber self-build homes | Guidance | Download |
| STA Using structural timber for the first time | Guidance | Download |
| Stakeholder guide to structural insulated panels (SIPs) | Guidance | Download |
| Structural guidance for platform timber frame | Guidance | Members only |
| Structural Timber Association; BR135 classification document for timber frame | Guidance | Members only |
| Structural timber buildings fire safety in use guidance - tested downlighters achieving REI30 minutes | Guidance | Download |
| Structural timber buildings fire safety in use guidance volume 6 - Mass timber structures; Building regulation compliance B3(1) | Guidance | Download |
| Technical bulletin 01 - Timber as a structural material - An introduction | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| Technical bulletin 02 - Engineered wood products and an introduction to timber structural systems | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| Technical bulletin 03 - Timber frame structures - platform frame construction (part 1) | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| Technical bulletin 04 - Timber frame structures - platform frame construction (part 2) | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| Technical bulletin 05 - Timber frame structures - Platform frame construction (part 3) | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| Technical bulletin 08 - Glued laminated timber structures | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| Technical bulletin 09 - Glued laminated timber structures. Part 2: construction and connection details | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| Technical bulletin 10 - Structural insulated panel construction | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| Technical bulletin 11 - Cross-laminated timber construction - An introduction | Technical Bulletin | Members only |
| Technical note 03 - Understanding floor to wall interface junctions in structural timber frame | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 05 - 16 Steps to fire safety summary and cross reference | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 06 - Floor joist serviceability designs | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 07 - Corrosion protection of fasteners for wood based building components | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 07 - Part 2 - Fasteners for non-wood based sheathing boards | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 08 - Temporary work platforms over voids - during construction of structural timber buildings | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 10 - FAQ from surveyors, mortgage lenders and insurance companies | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 11 - Structural timber building design loading clarification | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 12 - Cavity barriers around openings | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 13 - Fire safety building terms briefly explained | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 14 - Insulation in the external wall cavity – Good practice checks | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 15 - Gable panel forces - explanation | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 19 - STA Assure structural timber engineering design quality assurance procedures | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 23 - Durability by design – mass timber structures | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 24 - Moisture protection during construction | Technical Note | Members only |
| Technical note 31 – Vocabulary of roles in a structural building project | Technical Note | Download |
| Technical note 32 - Update on Scotland’s building regulation technical handbook | Technical Note | Members only |
| Timber - The solid choice for your self-build | Guidance | Download |
| Tips for self builders | Guidance | Members only |
| Why build with structural timber? | Guidance | Members only |
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