A practice that puts sustainability at the heart of everything

by Matt Milton|09 February 2316 February 23|Build, Design, Sustainability

Designing buildings that work for people and planet - that is Architype's ethos. This pioneering architecture practice - and TDUK member - has always championed sustainability. From its early days of self-build houses in the 1990s to its major Passivhaus projects today, Architype has thought long and hard about the...

Timber industry roadmap to net zero carbon

Net zero roadmap offers timber businesses carbon and cost savings

by Jack Clappen|24 January 2322 February 23|Sustainability

A new timber industry net zero roadmap aims to accelerate the productivity, sustainability, and innovation of the sector to better meet the needs of a low-carbon world. Commissioned by Timber Development UK (TDUK) in collaboration with eleven UK timber trade associations*, the Timber Industry Net Zero Roadmap was developed following...

Timber Development UK supports Broader Market Recognition at COP27

by Lucy Bedry|01 December 2216 March 23|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...

Embodied Carbon Bill stumbles at second reading

by Jack Clappen|29 November 2221 February 23|Policy, Sustainability

Last Friday saw the second reading of the Carbon Emissions (Buildings) Bill, a Private Member’s Bill being sponsored by Jerome Mayhew, MP for Broadland and a member of the influential Environmental Audit Select Committee. This motion aimed to ensure that whole-life carbon emissions are reported upon construction and that legal...

Good governance the key to reverse forest loss and degradation

by Jack Clappen|23 November 2216 March 23|Sustainability

The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP27 took place in Egypt this month, marking another important milestone in our fight against climate change. COP27 seeks to accelerate global climate action through emissions reduction, scaled-up adaptation efforts and enhanced flows of appropriate finance. As we saw in Glasgow last...

Timber’s future remains bright despite turbulent times

by Jack Clappen|03 November 2216 March 23|Supply

More than 130 industry leaders came together yesterday to discuss the state of the timber trade at Timber Development’s UK’s (TDUK) Global Market Conference – in what is the most important event in the calendar year for timber suppliers. While speakers warned of stormy weather amidst gloomy economic projections for...

Raise awareness of timber’s sustainability benefits

by Jennie Ward|31 October 2216 March 23|Build, Policy, Sustainability

More timber must be used in construction projects to help create a net-zero carbon construction supply chain, says a recent report from the Environmental Audit Committee. TDUK’s David Hopkins explains how timber merchants and the wider supply chain can unite to make this goal a reality. A new report from...

Timber Development UK signs Anti-Greenwash Charter

by Jennie Ward|21 October 2206 February 23|Sustainability

Timber Development UK (TDUK) has signed up to The Anti-Greenwash Charter as the next step in its sustainability journey. The Charter is sponsored by the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP), and requires organisations to make a public declaration to uphold good standards of marketing practice, adopt a Green Claims...

Call for evidence – The BEIS Net Zero Review

by Jack Clappen|20 October 2217 March 23|Policy

Amidst the political chaos we have seen in the last few weeks, the new Conservative government under Liz Truss has outlined details for a review of net zero policies to ensure they are pro-growth and pro-business. This review comes following increasing scepticism among Tory ranks about the cost of net...

The road to net zero is paved with timber, explains TDUK’s Sustainability Director

by TDUK|15 September 2217 March 23|Sustainability

When you want to create a net zero carbon supply chain, sustainable timber has a lot of advantages.

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