Why it’s time to take aim at carbon emissions

Timber industry roadmap to net zero carbon

by Jennie Ward|22 May 2522 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...

Timber industry hosts net zero event in Scottish Parliament

by Jennie Ward|03 May 2403 May 24|Supply, Sustainability

The timber industry has gathered together at Holyrood to host a reception about driving net zero awareness and timber’s benefits to the Scottish economy. The Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA), Timber Development UK, Confor and the Structural Timber Association (STA), invited more than 40 businesses in the timber industry supply...

Kevin McCloud speaking at Architects Declare's launch of the Building Blocks manifesto

The Building Blocks manifesto – turning climate catastrophe into climate opportunity

by Matt Milton|25 April 2419 June 24|Design

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he expects to go to the polls "in the second half" of 2024: this will be an election year for the UK. The Building Blocks manifesto should be required reading for all political parties. A self-described “call to action for the next UK government”,...

The government should seize net zero opportunities, not shy away from them

by Jack Clappen|21 September 2322 September 23|Policy

TDUK is disappointed to see the government roll back on its hugely important net zero commitments. This week, Rishi Sunak announced a major retreat on some of the government’s biggest green commitments, including a delay on the ban on petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035 as well as...

From blueprint to greenprint: the government’s roadmap to timber construction

by Jack Clappen|29 August 2308 September 23|Policy

While Parliament was in recess this summer, the Confederation of Timber Industries were hard at work on the Timber in Construction Roadmap - due to be published in November. The government’s long promised Timber in Construction Policy Roadmap will support the expansion of low-carbon timber construction in the UK, following...

Quick wins on the road to net zero

by Jennie Ward|12 May 2326 May 23|Supply

Following the release of the Timber Industry Net Zero Roadmap, we take a look at some of the initiatives timber suppliers are already putting in place to lower their carbon emissions. The Timber Industry Net Zero Roadmap was created to establish a clear route for the timber industry to achieve...

James Jones to trial electric timber trucks

by Jennie Ward|11 May 2326 May 23|Supply, Sustainability

TDUK member James Jones & Sons is playing its part in lowering the industry's carbon emissions with a new trial of electric timber trucks. The company is partnering with Volvo, along with Scotlog Haulage, in a three-year trial of electric timber trucks, funded by Scottish Forestry. Scottish Forestry has awarded £452,000...

A practice that puts sustainability at the heart of everything

by Matt Milton|09 February 2328 February 24|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...

Net zero roadmap offers timber businesses carbon and cost savings

by Jack Clappen|24 January 2317 July 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...

Greater than the sum of our parts | Net zero carbon roadmap

by TDUK|25 May 2205 September 22|Supply

When you want to create a net zero carbon supply chain, sustainable timber has a lot of advantages. It is inherently a low-carbon commodity, and a carbon capture and storage solution. Now with the merger of the Timber Trade Federation and TRADA to create Timber Development UK, we have an...

Why it’s time to take aim at carbon emissions

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