A new awards scheme has been launched this month to celebrate the ingenuity and technical skills of designers in the trussed roofs sector.
The Roofscape Design Awards are being run by the Trussed Rafter Association (TRA). The awards will recognise projects that showcase the highest standard in design, innovation, and sustainability in the use of timber trussed rafter roofs. The awards will be given in three categories: Residential Project of the Year (for newbuild dwellings), Conversion and Refurbishment Project of the Year (for existing housing projects), and Commercial Project of the Year (for all non-domestic projects).
Nick Boulton, chief executive of the TRA says: “Timber trusses are a proven, widely used modern method of roof construction making use of nature’s most sustainable building material. Yet the highly technical skills required in the design of those trussed rafter roofs are not yet fully recognised or rewarded in the housebuilding and construction industry.
“This is what we want to shine a spotlight on; to demonstrate the designers’ problem-solving and spatial ingenuity at work, to give credit where it is due, and to showcase timber engineering design as a very attractive career for talented people.
“The Roofscape Awards recognise and promote the exceptional design work that has been completed by our members. Some of the projects worked on by TRA members are extraordinarily complex and clever, so it is time to raise the roof and celebrate the beautifully completed projects of 2022.”
The Roofscape Design Awards are now open for submissions from all TRA members in the UK and Ireland. A panel of experts in timber engineering, architecture and sustainable design will judge the entries and select the winners. The award winners will be announced at the TRA’s annual conference and dinner at Kettering Park Hotel on 21 April.
The deadline for submissions is 31 March 2023 and all entries must be submitted online via the TRA’s website. There is no fee to enter, and members can submit as many projects as preferred.
The Trussed Rafter Association (TRA) represents the trussed rafter and metal web joist industry in the UK and Ireland. Members include the principal manufacturers of trussed rafters, metal web joists, suppliers and professionals involved in roof truss and engineered wood floor joist design and manufacture.
For more details about the Trussed Rafter Association and the Roofscape Design Awards, visit www.tra.org.uk
