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Building from England’s Woodlands Project
by TDUK|02 July 26|Build, Supply
Building from England’s Woodlands Project Demonstrates Major Potential for Homegrown Timber in Sustainable Construction A pioneering research initiative has demonstrated that England’s underutilised deciduous broadleaf forests could play a transformative role in delivering low-carbon buildings, supporting biodiversity, and strengthening domestic supply chains. The three-year Building from England’s Woodlands (BFEW) project,...
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Building from Woodlands
Building from England’s Woodlands
by Guest Author|30 June 26|Design, Supply, Sustainability
A pioneering research initiative has demonstrated that England’s underutilised deciduous broadleaf forests could play a transformative role in delivering low-carbon buildings, supporting biodiversity, and strengthening domestic supply chains.
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C16 campaign webinar highlights opportunities for homegrown timber
by Jennie Ward|18 June 26|Build, Supply
Greater use of homegrown C16 timber could strengthen UK manufacturing, improve supply chain resilience and support the ambitions set out in the Government’s Timber in Construction Roadmap, according to a webinar organised as part of the Trust UK C16 Timber Campaign. The webinar, which was hosted by the Institution of...
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Students learning in the NMITE CATT building
CITB awards £430k impact funding to accelerate low-carbon timber construction
by Liam Macandrew|20 November 25|Education
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has awarded £430k from its flagship Industry Impact Fund to develop a comprehensive industry training program to accelerate timber construction in the UK. The funding will be used to develop training content and courses for improved pathways for those entering the construction industry as...
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Mass Timber Centre of Excellence launches at BE-ST Campus
by Jennie Ward|04 May 25|Design, Supply
A centre of excellence for mass timber research, innovation and manufacturing has been launched by Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST). Supported by Scottish Funding Council and host institution Edinburgh Napier University, the Innovation Campus at BE-ST will now house £1.5 million pounds of newly acquired, state-of-the-art mass timber post-processing...
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Meet the judges – University Design Challenge: Climate Responsive Retrofit
by Bryony Bodimeade|06 July 23|Education
On 14 July the four shortlisted teams for #TDChallenge23 will present their final designs to an expert panel of judges who will determine the winning projects. Responding to a brief to retrofit and extend an existing timber frame building - the cricket pavilion in Hereford - the participating teams have...
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Join us for the University Design Challenge 2023 live finals!
by Jennie Ward|05 July 23|Education
Join us in Hereford on 14 July for the live finals of our 2023 University Design Challenge! Held at the New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering (NMITE)'s Skylon Campus, you are invited to join us for either the awards and celebration from 5.30pm - 8pm, or to watch the...
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In it together – a panel on climate responsive retrofit
by Bryony Bodimeade|22 November 22|Design, Education
With presentations by three leading retrofit advocates, a recent webinar hosted by TDUK University Design Challenge 2023 offered insights into climate-responsive retrofit from the perspectives of an architect, engineer and landscape architect. Despite its critical importance, retrofit is not, yet, common practice – and is likely to be one of...
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