In March 2025, a regular mandatory inspection was carried out at the TAB department of the VVÚD (Timber Institute) (Subject for Technical Assessment at the Wood Institute) by the determining authority, which is the Ministry of Industry and Trade.The inspection determines whether the TAB meets all the conditions for designation and performance of activities under […]
Looking back at the meeting of European certification bodies for CARB/EPA
The 15th meeting of the CARB/EPA European Certification Body (CETPC) group took place in Borås, Sweden, on 8–9 May 2025. This platform brings together 14 certification bodies from across Europe that work in accordance with the American requirements of CARB and EPA – in particular to control formaldehyde emission limits in board materials. In the […]
The 30th meeting of the SG 20 Sector Group of Notified Bodies under the CPR, which covers wood-based panels, flooring and cladding, took place on 7 May 2025. The purpose of this annual event is to coordinate the work of these bodies in the certification of wood-based products and in the development or revision of […]
The Czech Republic lacks a sustainable construction strategy in which multi-story wooden buildings would play a significant role in solving the housing crisis, ministers agreed with timber producers and foresters. This is the headline of a press release issued after a February seminar on wooden buildings held at the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech […]
Ms. Jitka Beránková, Director, received confirmation of her appointment as Director of the Timber Research and Development Institute, Prague, s.p., from Mr. Petr Doškář, Chief Director of the Economic Section of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Mr. Lukáš Trska, Director of the Department of Management of Ministry Organizations. The director comments on the […]
New obligations for construction products placed on the Czech market pursuant to Government Regulation No. 163/2002 Coll., as amended by Government Regulation No. 119/2024 Coll., apply from January 1, 2025. From January 1, 2025, manufacturers/importers are required to include in their declaration of conformity all product characteristics that may affect compliance with at least one […]
Transporting and storing lumber has its own rules. Wood is a natural material and constantly adapts to the conditions in which it finds itself. It is affected by humidity, temperature, sunlight, location, air flow, and also the way it is stored. The Timber Institute has now published a new guide entitled How to properly store […]
Last year, representatives of the Diakonie Broumov social cooperative and I discussed methods of testing and certifying multipurpose building boards made from textile waste. In our laboratory, we verified the properties of these boards according to the testing and classification methods of ten selected ČSN EN standards. The aim was to verify the mechanical and […]
On 19-23 September 2023, the next edition of the international building fair For Arch will take place at the PVA Letňany in Prague.The Timber Research Institute has once again become an expert partner of this event. Our technicians will give lectures on the quality of wooden buildings, their possibilities, certification and the correct way of […]
At the beginning of May, the Chamber of Deputies hosted a seminar under the auspices of the Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Jana Krutáková, on the topic “Schools built from wood: a case study of the Republic of Finland”. The event was held in the presence of Nina Vaskunlahti, Deputy Minister of Foreign […]