Policy

TDUK calls for greater balance in RICS’ Whole Life Carbon Assessment consultation
by Liam Macandrew|18 April 23|Design, Policy, Sustainability
The consultation on the Whole Life Carbon Assessment for the Built Environment, RICS Professional Standard, comes to a close on Tuesday 18 April. RICS has updated its standard to ensure it supports well-informed progress towards net-zero. Its key changes focus on providing a consistent output, to assist with benchmarking and...
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Embodied carbon.
TDUK Spring Policy Update
by Jack Clappen|29 March 23|Policy
TDUK Policy Executive Jack Clappen reflects on a busy winter period of political advocacy for the Confederation of Timber Industries. A little more than a year ago, the Environmental Audit Committee recognised timber as essential for decarbonising our built environment in their landmark report ‘Building to net zero: costing carbon...
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Construction barriers
Mapping the barriers to using more timber in construction
by Jack Clappen|01 March 23|Policy
The Timber in Construction Working Group has opened a survey to better understand barriers and enablers to the use of timber systems in construction. The findings will help inform work by the government on the safe and sustainable use of timber in construction including the creation of a Timber in...
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UK APHA
Clarification from UK APHA on CITES Annex D
by Jennie Ward|16 February 23|Policy, Supply
UK APHA has issued clarification on CITES Annex D regarding the species that require import notification. Annex D of the Council Regulation (EC) No. 338/97 is in addition to the three Appendices of CITES and is referred to as the “monitoring list”. It includes species that might be eligible for...
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Construction barriers
Another one bites the dust – Rachel Maclean MP becomes latest Housing Minister
by Jack Clappen|09 February 23|Policy
Timber Development UK was disappointed to hear that we lost another Minister of State for Housing last week. Rachel Maclean MP has replaced Lucy Frazer MP, who lasted just 91 days in the job before her promotion to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. The UK Housing Minister has...
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UKCA mark
Consultation alert: Transition away from BS 476 in Approved Document B
by Jack Clappen|08 February 23|Policy
The Government is proposing in their next update to Approved Document B to remove remaining references to all aspects of the BS 476 series – the national classification standard for reaction to fire and fire resistance in Approved Document B. Timber Development UK (TDUK) is concerned that a 12-month transition...
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Offsite timber manufacturing
Shadow Levelling Up Minister sees benefits of offsite timber manufacturing
by Jack Clappen|30 January 23|Policy
Shadow Levelling Up Minister and MP for Nottingham North, Alex Norris MP, visited Donaldson Offsite’s operations in Ilkeston, Derbyshire – the UK’s largest trussed rafter and timber floor factory – this week. In his capacity as Shadow Levelling Up Minister and Vice Chair of the APPG for the Timber Industries,...
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Embodied Carbon
Net Zero Review marks positive start to 2023
by Jack Clappen|18 January 23|Policy
A net zero economy is the ‘growth opportunity of the 21st Century’ according to a new report from a UK Government sponsored report. Former Energy Minister Chris Skidmore MP published his Net Zero Review last Friday, putting forward a set of 129 recommendations to accelerate this shift. Key among these recommendations is...
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UKCA mark
UKCA Mark Update
by Jack Clappen|09 December 22|Policy
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities confirmed today that the UK government will extend recognition of CE Marking for construction products until 30 June 2025. On 9 December, the Construction Products Regulation in Great Britain web page was updated, stating that: “The government will continue to recognise the...
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COP27
Timber Development UK supports Broader Market Recognition at COP27
by Lucy Bedry|01 December 22|Policy, Sustainability
At COP27 on Wednesday 16 November, TDUK presented as part of a high-level event at the Indonesian Pavilion, to support “Creating Incentives through Broader Market Recognition of National Systems”. As the private sector, TDUK advocates that good forest governance must be supported with strong market incentives, and the Broader Market...
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