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If you’re just starting to explore timber or want to deepen your understanding, the Timber 101 series from Woodknowledge Wales offers straightforward, fact-based guidance to help you make informed choices. 

This second session on moisture, explores advanced techniques for managing movement and moisture in design and specification.

Attendees will learn about:
•    Swelling and shrinkage behaviour in different grain orientations
•    Movement classifications and use classes
•    Accommodating movement in timber elements in buildings
•    Why moisture variation causes problems – and how to reduce risk

This technical session is suited to those specifying structural or exposed timber, or responsible for detailing timber components in buildings.

Get a straightforward, practical grasp of the behaviour of timber, correct specification practices, and become confident when making project decisions. This one-day course delves into core concepts such as selecting the right species, understanding strength classes, assessing durability, managing moisture issues, and working with service classes—empowering you to prevent frequent issues and elevate construction quality.

Created with foresters, designers, contractors, surveyors, and timber professionals in mind, Timber 101 combines technical expertise with practical, easy-to-understand advice. Presented by Woodknowledge Wales and Filros Timber, this session offers essential knowledge for making informed, responsible choices when using timber in contemporary construction projects.

Gain a clear, hands-on understanding of the behaviour of timber, proper specification techniques, and develop confidence in making project decisions. This one-day course explores essential topics like choosing the right species, identifying strength classes, evaluating durability, handling moisture challenges, and navigating service classes—helping you avoid common problems and improve construction outcomes.

Designed for professionals like foresters, designers, contractors, and surveyors working with timber in construction, Timber 101 delivers a mix of expert insights and accessible, hands-on guidance. Led by Woodknowledge Wales and Filros Timber, this session equips participants with the tools for responsible and informed timber use in today’s building projects.

The Government’s White Paper on Construction Product Reform published earlier this year by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) sets out far reaching reforms and changes planned for the construction products sector, including offsite, following the Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry.

Discover the essential knowledge about timber that designers, housing developers, and forestry experts rely on for success through the Timber 101 series from Woodknowledge Wales.

The ability of timber to last over time is an essential factor in its performance. This session explores the natural resistance of various species and provides guidance for making appropriate selections.

You will learn about:
• Durability classifications and service life expectations
• Which species perform well outdoors or in exposed conditions
• When and how to specify wood preservatives
• The difference between natural durability and treated performance

This session will be useful for anyone specifying timber in external or high-risk applications.

When we talk about ‘quality’ timber, what are we really saying? The last session of the Timber 101 2026 series breaks down terminology that is often misunderstood and looks into how different perspectives shape views on timber quality.

We will cover:
•    The range of timber defects – and which ones matter
•    How and when to grade timber
•    Confusion around visual vs structural quality
•    What architects, sawmillers and foresters each mean by ‘good timber’

By clarifying the differences in how quality is defined and understood, this session will help reduce over-specification, waste and missed value opportunities in timber supply chains.

Construction product decisions used to be made by balancing three things: design intent, commercial viability and manufacturability. The post-Grenfell regime (Building Safety Act 2022, revised Construction Products Regulations, Fire Safety Act) exposed that regulatory compliance had been treated as a fourth consideration; something to satisfy at the end rather than a constraint that shapes the other three from the start. This three-day interactive course explains, in simple terms, the key ingredients that need to be managed and what good looks like.

Gain clear, practical understanding of how timber behaves, how it should be specified, and how to make confident decisions on real projects. This focused one day course introduces the core principles of species selection, strength classes, durability, moisture behaviour and service classes—giving attendees the knowledge needed to avoid common pitfalls and improve build quality.

Designed for foresters, designers, contractors, surveyors and anyone working with timber in construction, Timber 101 blends technical insight with accessible, real world guidance. Delivered by Woodknowledge Wales and Filros Timber, the session provides a solid foundation for responsible, informed timber use across modern building projects.

Construction product decisions used to be made by balancing three things: design intent, commercial viability and manufacturability. The post-Grenfell regime (Building Safety Act 2022, revised Construction Products Regulations, Fire Safety Act) exposed that regulatory compliance had been treated as a fourth consideration; something to satisfy at the end rather than a constraint that shapes the other three from the start. This three-day interactive course explains, in simple terms, the key ingredients that need to be managed and what good looks like.

Construction product decisions used to be made by balancing three things: design intent, commercial viability and manufacturability. The post-Grenfell regime (Building Safety Act 2022, revised Construction Products Regulations, Fire Safety Act) exposed that regulatory compliance had been treated as a fourth consideration; something to satisfy at the end rather than a constraint that shapes the other three from the start. This three-day interactive course explains, in simple terms, the key ingredients that need to be managed and what good looks like.

Construction product decisions used to be made by balancing three things: design intent, commercial viability and manufacturability. The post-Grenfell regime (Building Safety Act 2022, revised Construction Products Regulations, Fire Safety Act) exposed that regulatory compliance had been treated as a fourth consideration; something to satisfy at the end rather than a constraint that shapes the other three from the start. This three-day interactive course explains, in simple terms, the key ingredients that need to be managed and what good looks like.

Construction product decisions used to be made by balancing three things: design intent, commercial viability and manufacturability. The post-Grenfell regime (Building Safety Act 2022, revised Construction Products Regulations, Fire Safety Act) exposed that regulatory compliance had been treated as a fourth consideration; something to satisfy at the end rather than a constraint that shapes the other three from the start. This three-day interactive course explains, in simple terms, the key ingredients that need to be managed and what good looks like.

Construction product decisions used to be made by balancing three things: design intent, commercial viability and manufacturability. The post-Grenfell regime (Building Safety Act 2022, revised Construction Products Regulations, Fire Safety Act) exposed that regulatory compliance had been treated as a fourth consideration; something to satisfy at the end rather than a constraint that shapes the other three from the start. This three-day interactive course explains, in simple terms, the key ingredients that need to be managed and what good looks like.