General library
Welcome to the GATE library of reports, documents and presentations from across Europe. The aim is to provide an invaluable resource for anyone looking at new ways to increase the use of timber in construction.
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This 'general' section of the library contains reports from all the inter-regional and regionally based events that have taken place during the lifetime of the project. Click on the links below to view the full reports from each event including photographs from the site visits and the conferences, reports, presentations and links to other websites of the places and companies visited.
If you just wish to view or download specific technical reports or presentations from these events go to the 'Technical' library where you will find them all listed under their respective event headings.
Inter-regional Conferences and Seminars
GATE International Opening Conference
Aberystwyth, Wales - April 2005
Full Report
European Timber Days
1st GATE Inter-Regional Seminar, with 'Perception' as it's theme, Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany - September 2005
Full Report
Time for Timber in Europe
2nd GATE Inter-Regional Seminar, with 'Economic Issues' as it's theme, Gdansk, Poland - May 2006
Full Report
Building a New Europe-with Timber
3rd GATE Inter-Regional Seminar, with 'Technical Solutions' as it's theme, Ljubljana, Slovenia - September 2006
Full Report
Timber-a New Policy for Europe
4th GATE Inter-Regional Seminar, with 'Policy' as it's theme, Tallinn, Estonia - June 2007
Full Report
Timber for Tomorrow's Europe
GATE International Closing Conference, Cardiff, Wales - October 2007
Full Report
Focus Group meetings
Gdansk, Poland - March 2006
Full Report
Tartu, Estonia - April 2006
Full Report
Ljubljana, Estonia - July 2006
Full Report
Tallinn, Estonia - March 2007
Full Report
Berlin, Germany - August 2007
Full Report
Other Regionally Based Events
GATE Fire Safety Seminar
Tallinn, Estonia, 13th September 2005
Full report
Greener Homes and Buildings Shows
Wales, 2005 and 2006
Full report
Best Wooden Building in Estonia
2005 Full report
2006 Full report
North East Wales Institute / GATE Workshop
Wrexham, Wales, 26th June 2007
Full report
Slovenian Public Opinion Survey
Full report
Exchange Visit to Wales by Manja Kuzman
12th to 22nd August 2007
Full report
Welsh Timber Futures - Building Your Business with EU Knowledge
Wales GATE Handover Workshop, Newtown, Powys, Wales, 14th September 2007
Full report
Thuringia Travelling GATE Exhibition
Full report
Regional Student Competitions
Wales Young Architect of the Year
Full report
Thuringia Student Design Competition
Full report
Estonia Student Workshop
Full report
Slovenia Photographic Competition
Full report
