Timber Design: An Introduction (TED 1)
Understand the principles of timber design construction and engineering methods in the context of a built environment studio. Create an artefact that responds to a design brief – design a unique timber-to-timber connection that you will create in our workshop.

Timber Sustainability: Globally Responsible Construction (TED 1)
Define and explain sustainability, related to the built environment context, regulations and goals. Identify methods and approaches for evaluating the sustainability of timber construction.

Timber Materials: From Source to Building Solutions (TED 1)
Understand different wood features, mechanical properties, classification systems and the impact of environmental factors on timber. Learn about engineered wood products, their manufacturing processes and applications.

Timber Technology: Design, Engineering and Construction (TED 2)
Identify the technologies used in engineered wood products, connectors, and fixings. Describe how technology is employed to manufacture components, assemblies, and hybrid solutions. Evaluate emerging technologies and their relationship to the built environment.

Timber Construction: Typologies, Techniques and Methodologies (TED 2)
Specify timber construction typologies. Understand modern methods of construction and determine the structural characteristics of contemporary engineered timber products and how they are applied. Learn about safe working practices.

Timber Design: Components, Offsite and Modern Methods of Construction (TED 2)
Build on your existing knowledge timber as a building material, understanding the principles of timber design construction and engineering methods in the context of a built environment studio. Design and create an artefact that responds to a design brief.

Covering essential areas of sustainable construction, the courses explore timber’s role as a core building material. In TED 1 courses, participants delve into sustainable design principles, timber characteristics, and construction techniques. With three courses spanning design, materials, and sustainability, the curriculum merges cutting-edge online resources and hands-on challenges. TED 2 courses advance understanding of timber applications, construction methods, and technology. A blend of virtual learning and on-campus immersion ensures a comprehensive grasp of sustainable timber design and innovation.

This course is for those interested in timber design in the built environment. This could be construction project managers, planners, people working in policy or government, students, architects, architectural technologists, engineers, salespeople, designers, apprentices, and even carpenters who are keen to have a deeper understanding of the subject. However, there are no pre-requisites for entry.