What does the Future Homes Hub mean for the construction sector?

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What does the Future Homes Hub mean for the construction sector?
by Matt Milton|03 March 23|Build, Design, Supply, Sustainability
The new plan from Future Homes Hub sets out the construction sector's path to whole-life carbon assessments The Future Homes Hub has published an Embodied and Whole Life Carbon Implementation Plan for 2023-25. This plan follows the publication of the Government’s Net-Zero Strategy in 2021, which set out ambitions for...
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Architype timber
A practice that puts sustainability at the heart of everything
by Matt Milton|09 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...
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forest degradation
Good governance the key to reverse forest loss and degradation
by Jack Clappen|23 November 22|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...
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The road to net zero
Raise awareness of timber’s sustainability benefits
by Jennie Ward|31 October 22|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...
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Timber Development UK signs Anti-Greenwash Charter
by Jennie Ward|21 October 22|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...
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