Next weekend, the Building Fair Online will be held on the platform www.veleton.cz. A total of 70 exhibitors will be available to visitors. Approximately 40 live lectures will take place on the platform and interested parties also have the opportunity to take part in competitions for exciting prizes. Tickets are free to download by registering […]
The Timber Research Institute has newly been authorised to issue ETA documents for the assessment of construction products in the woodworking industry with sales in the European Union markets. Direct cooperation with the Timber Research Institute therefore enables manufacturers to draw up declarations of performance and obtain the CE mark for their products. Auditors can […]
On 10 November, CKAIT in cooperation with Metrostav will hold a professional conference Quality of Civil Engineering. The event will take place at the ČKAIT headquarters in Prague 2 from 9 a.m, but will also be available online. In the 4th block from 1 p.m, the lecture will be given by Mr. Ing. Marek Polášek, […]
The first edition of the ČKLOP – WINDOWS & DOORS conference was supposed to take place in the autumn of 2020. Due to the situation, it has been postponed to this September on 16 September 2021 at 10 a.m. The event has a sub-theme of Legislation and Practice – News and Changes for 2021. The […]
For several years, the Timber Research Institute, together with experts from the CTU and ČZU, has been collecting and evaluating data from measurements of the airtightness of buildings. This unique statistical data set was compiled, analysed and published in the prestigious scientific journal Building and Environment, issue 194. The use of the Blower door diagnostic […]
The certification process of ADMD (Association of Prefabricated House Contractors) members has long been carried out by the Timber Research Institute. This year, the quality requirements for some of the construction processes of houses according to the DNK document have been increased. Engineers at the Timber Research Institute have drafted modifications to the certification document […]
The concurrence of the FOR PASIV, FOR WOOD, FOR THERM and STŘECHY PRAHA trade fairs, which took place from 6 to 8 February at the PVA EXPO PRAHA exhibition grounds in Letňany, was visited by over 25 thousand people. The fairs were focused on low-energy, passive and zero-energy buildings and wooden buildings, as well as […]
Charles Bridge in Prague is one of the main sights visited by thousands of Czech and foreign tourists every year. However, the structure dating back to 1357 is in a poor condition. The capital city is therefore planning a major reconstruction. Currently, it is starting to replace the wooden icebergs. The Timber Research Institute is […]
At the end of March 2019, the 12th International Conference of ČKLOP on Automation in the Construction Industry took place. In the presence of distinguished international guests and speakers as well as from the EU Commission, topics related to automation and digitalization in building design and construction were discussed. As one of the distinguished guests, […]