The Timber Research Institute has once again become an expert partner of the Salon of Wooden Buildings, a project connecting modern wooden buildings, architecture and responsible lifestyle.

On Wednesday, April 19, 2023, there will be an opening and lecture evening at CAMP in Prague. In addition to lectures by prominent architects, there will also be speeches by politicians, representatives of the Norwegian Embassy in Prague, and the Austrian Cultural Forum. Entrance to the event is free.

This day will also mark the opening of the outdoor exhibition associated with the art exhibition, which will be open to the public until 17 May.The exhibition will be located on Václav Havel Square in the arms of the now historically valuable building of the New Stage of the National Theatre.

The official opening of the exhibition will be connected with the lecture Day of Wooden Architecture on 20 April between 1 and 8 p.m. in the New Stage of the National Theatre.

Detailed program of the event can be found on the organizer’s website: https://www.salondrevostaveb.cz/cz/program

On 9-11 February, the FOR WOOD 2023 trade fair will be held at the PVA EXPO Praha in Letňany. The 15th Wooden Buildings, Structures and Materials Fair will take place simultaneously with the FOR PASIV, FOR THERM and ROOFINGS PRAHA fairs.

The Timber Research Institute will be represented by our experts in the accompanying programme. On Thursday and Friday, they will share their experience from the supervision, inspection and diagnostic measurements of wooden buildings. Come not only to listen to the lectures, but you can also consult with them about your individual needs.

Terms:

Thursday 9.2.2023, 2:30-3pm.

Ing. Václav Motejzík, Head of the Department of Timber Buildings of the Timber Research Institute “How (not) to drown a modern wooden building” What and when should be kept in mind when designing and realizing the installation of a wooden building in the ground? Let’s take a look at the dangers of drowning and flooding of timber buildings based on the expert opinions of the Institute of Timber Construction. And above all, let’s learn from the mistakes of others!

Friday 10.2.2023, 10:30-11:30am.

Ing. Jiří Brich, technician of the Timber Research Institute “What should be observed when inspecting the construction of a wooden building?” Construction is a process that can be set up as a system with operational deviations, as a set of rules for key areas or as a set of steps with a high degree of improvisation. How can the construction process be controlled and what to look for?

More on the organizer’s website: https://for-wood.cz

For the fourth time, the largest online construction trade fair at www.veleton.cz will take place on 28-29 January 2023. On the digital platform, experts from building material manufacturers, technology, installation and construction companies will connect with those interested in building, housing, renovation and heating.

The Timber Institute has become an expert partner of the event and will provide independent advice to visitors of the fair.

Participation in the event is free for interested parties and builders. After registering at www.veleton.cz/register , they will receive an access code to enter the platform during the fair. They can then connect from the comfort and safety of their home from a computer or mobile phone.

At the online event, interested parties can watch dozens of live lectures, consult with specialists, directly discuss their needs and problems in this challenging time, and also compete for interesting prizes from the exhibitors.

Facts and figures from the previous event are supplemented by Ing. Ivana Duchoňová, director of the fair: “A year ago, over 12,000 visitors showed interest in the online fair, more than 10,000 of them signed up for the live lectures, during which the exhibitors gave them competitive prizes worth over CZK 300,000.”
Ing. Petr Novák, co-founder of the fair, comments: “Based on hard data from the three completed rounds, we concluded that our online fair created a valuable space for the needs of investors and suppliers, manufacturers in the construction industry. The fact that one visitor spent an average of 2 hours and 38 minutes in his free time at the event can also be evidence.”

Visitors will get a lot of useful information at the fair.

Expert advice is also provided by the fair’s partners – the Association of Prefab House Suppliers, the Passive House Center, the Timber Research and Development Institute, the Guild of Stove Makers, the Guild of Heaters and Plumbers, the Czech Peleta Cluster, the Association of Entrepreneurs in Shading Technology, the Czech Chamber of Light Exterior Walls, the Guild of Mechanical Locking Systems , Guild of tinsmiths, roofers and carpenters.

More on the organizer’s website: www.veleton.cz

The Timber Institute has developed and put into operation new testing equipment that brings the possibility of testing not only traditional wood-based materials, but especially tiles, whether ceramic, concrete, terrazzo or large-format parts.

However, this area is not as remote from the scope of the Timber Institute as it might seem at first glance. One of the main sources of problems in modern wooden buildings is the waterproofing of bathrooms and other spaces, which are traditionally equipped with ceramic or similar tiles. Knowing the properties and resistance of these surfaces should also lead to new research tasks in this field in the future.

The device is unique primarily because it was developed in the Czech Republic on the basis of available and standardized information, in close cooperation with the Silicate Association and its leading expert, Dr. Eduard Justa, the companies WOODEXPERT s.r.o. and GIS Engineering. There are only units of similar devices in Europe.

RotaFloor, as the Timber Institute’s test facility was named, allows for accredited tests of pavements and other floor constructions according to several foreign standards.

The principle of testing is the movement of specific wheels loaded with standardized forces on the floor surface. As part of the development, it was necessary to solve the issues of exact load, speed regulation or converting the requirements of the American standard into the metric system.

Today, the facility is in full operation, has successfully passed the accreditation process and is used, among other things, for the preparation of planned research on the long-term waterproofing of bathroom floors in wooden buildings.

Contact: M. Polášek, polasek (@) vvud.cz