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Structural Timber Association documents within the Construction Information Service
Acoustics
Allowable deflections in timber structures. Podium support structures
Allowable deflections in timber structures. Timber floor structures
Breather membranes to structural timber walls
Cavity barrier installer training manual. Installation guidance for structural timber buildings. Version 1.0
Cavity barriers - best practice guidance on installation of cavity barriers
CDM regulations relating to domestic clients
CE marking (part 2)
Cross-laminated timber construction - an introduction
Design guide to separating distances during construction for timber frame buildings. FC build - sheathing and decking
Design guide to separating distances during construction for timber frame buildings. Guidance for structural timber frame buildings below 250m2 in total floor area
Design guide to separating distances during construction. For timber frame buildings. Version 3.3
Design life of timber frame buildings
Differential movement in platform timber frame
Durability
Engineered wood products and an introduction to timber structural systems
Fire
Fire resistance performance testing of a loadbearing wall assembly
Fire risk mitigation - site security. Thermal imaging cameras
Fire safety guidance. Part 1 - Legal responsibilities for fire safety on construction sites
Fire safety guidance. Part 2 - Understanding the inputs for a fire safety plan
Fire safety guidance. Part 3 - Detailed explanation of the '16 Steps to fire safety' strategy
Fire safety in timber buildings
Fire safety strategy (FSS) for structural timber buildings
Glued laminated timber structures
Glued laminated timber structures. Construction and connection details.
Guidance notes for supply and erection terms
Health and safety signpost. Inspections by HSE - wood dust and welfare
Health and safety signpost. Issue 1
Health and safety signpost. Work equipment - power tools
Health and safety signpost. Working at height and managing the risk - don't fall for unsafe shortcuts
Health and safety, plus welfare. CDM regulations for STA members
Introduction to the construction of commercial timber frame buildings
Off the site separation guidance during construction - determining overall project size/threshold
Off the site separation guidance during construction - how to use the PP5 separation distance tables
Off the site separation guidance during construction - separation distance tables; key notes and advice
Off the site separation guidance during construction - using separation distance tables on sites with multiple units
Off the site separation guidance during construction - using separation distance tables on sites with phased handover
Propping and bracing of timber frame wall panels: promoting best practice in open panel and closed panel systems
Recommended construction tolerances for timber structures. Foundation tolerances
Recommended construction tolerances for timber structures. Sole plate tolerances
Recommended construction tolerances for timber structures. Timber frame wall panel tolerances
Robustness against fire. Design concepts for the in-service life of the building
Robustness against fire. External wall systems and fire safety
Robustness of CLT structures. Part 1 - Key principles for moisture durability
Robustness of CLT structures. Part 2 - Key principles for CLT wall to foundation interfaces
Robustness of CLT structures. Part 3 - Key principles for good practice detailing for the external envelope of CLT
Robustness of CLT structures. Part 4 - Construction process best practice
Robustness of CLT structures. Part 5 - CLT structural design and manufacturing quality assurance
Site safe policy
Site safe. Fire safety on construction sites
Specifying metal fasteners. Fasteners for wood based building components.
STA white paper: increased use of timber
Standard terms and conditions for the design, manufacture, supply and erection of timber frame products
Structural guidance for platform timber frame
Structural insulated panel construction
Structural timber buildings fire safety in use guidance. Volume 6 - mass timber structures; Building Regulation compliance B3(1)
Structural timber solutions: thermal performance. Fabric first approach to thermal performance
Structure
Sustainability
Thermal
Timber as a structural material - an introduction
Timber frame construction. Gable wall spandrel panels
Timber frame construction. Parapet wall coping principles for structural timber frame
Timber frame construction. Party wall spandrel panels
Timber frame construction. Timber stud frame separating walls
Timber frame structures - platform frame construction (part 1)
Timber frame structures - platform frame construction (part 2)
Timber frame structures - platform frame construction (part 3)
Why build with structural timber?