€200,000 grant call to accelerate climate-smart wood construction  

€200,000 grant call to accelerate climate-smart wood construction  
by Jennie Ward|04 June 26|Build, Design, Supply
With Europe’s construction sector under pressure to cut emissions, four innovators could receive a grant of up to €50,000 each to test and scale circular building solutions using underutilised wood. Europe cannot meet its climate goals without transforming how it builds. The construction sector consumes vast quantities of resources and...
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Is your timber truly green?
by Jennie Ward|04 June 26|Build, Supply
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) offers advice on how to make environmental claims for your products without greenwashing. Sustainability is no longer a differentiator but an expectation. As scrutiny sharpens, so too does the risk of getting it wrong. Greenwashing and sustainability are fast-moving concepts, shaped by evolving regulation, growing...
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TDUK and One Click LCA bring industry together to explore embodied carbon challenges
by Jennie Ward|05 April 26|Build, Supply
Timber Development UK (TDUK), in partnership with One Click LCA, brought together leading voices from across the built environment for a roundtable debate focused on embodied carbon in timber construction and the growing importance of having robust environmental data when designing and building new projects. Held on Thursday 19 March...
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European Wood Industry calls for a ‘competitive, market-driven circular bioeconomy’
by Jennie Ward|25 February 26|Supply, Sustainability
The European woodworking industry reaffirmed its strong commitment to scaling up sustainable, carbon-neutral products rooted in responsible forest management. The message below was delivered at the COLI high-level international bioeconomy event, which brought together ministers and senior policymakers from across the globe to discuss the future of the forest-based bioeconomy and...
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Have your say: survey on circular wood use in the timber industry
by Jennie Ward|21 September 25|Build, Supply, Sustainability
Developing better uses for home-grown and reclaimed timber is a core topic for most European regions. Timber demand is expected to rise to around 170% of current global demand by 2050, while domestic softwood availability is expected to decline dramatically over the coming two decades. This exposes our industry to...
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Timber industry roadmap to net zero carbon
Why it’s time to take aim at carbon emissions
by Jennie Ward|22 May 25|Supply, Sustainability
As the pressure to decarbonise intensifies across the global economy, few industries are better poised to lead the way than timber. At a recent presentation to the North West Timber Trade Association, Charlie Law, Sustainability Director of Timber Development UK, laid out a vision for how the UK timber sector...
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Government to plant first National Forest in 30 years
by Jennie Ward|02 May 25|Supply
A new national forest stretching from the Cotswolds to the Mendips is set to be created, adding at least 2,500 hectares of new woodland to the West of England. The government manifesto committed to three new national forests and this new Western Forest will serve more than 2.5 million residents,...
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Measuring Mass Timber: proof that mass timber buildings cut carbon in half
by Matt Milton|03 March 25|Design
Measuring Mass Timber is a report - free to download - that convincingly demonstrates the many benefits of mass timber. It examines five different mass timber buildings, of varying type and purpose, in detail; working with the designers to apply rigorous, consistent analysis to each. The key takeaways are great...
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Confor conference confirms ‘shared goals’ between government and the forestry and wood industry
by Liam Macandrew|06 December 24|Corporate, Policy, Supply
The forestry and wood industry is in a "Goldilocks moment" where conditions are “just right” to align industry aspirations with UK Government policies, Confor's annual Westminster conference heard. Stuart Goodall, Confor's CEO, said industry could deliver a wide range of the Government’s economic, environmental and social priorities - but needed...
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New Taskforce to oversee tree planting across the UK
by Jennie Ward|01 December 24|Supply, Sustainability
A new Tree Planting Taskforce has been launched by the government to oversee the planting of millions of trees across the UK. The Taskforce, chaired by the forestry ministers from the four nations, brings together representatives from key arm’s-length bodies and delivery partners from across the UK. Top of the agenda...
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