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Mass timber fire station wins international award
by Jennie Ward|18 December 25|Supply
One of James Jones & Sons' Australian subsidiaries, XLam, has been recognised as the CLT supplier to the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services North Coast Region Headquarters and Maryborough Fire and Rescue Station, following the announcement that the project has won the international Built by Nature 'Public Infrastructure' award. Selected...
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Webinar: Future-proofing timber in construction
by Jennie Ward|21 September 25|Build, Supply
Curious how others applying circular economy principles in their business? Woodknowledge Wales, Built by Nature and the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) is running a webinar exploring opportunities and barriers for using reclaimed timber in manufacturing to support a resilient forest-based construction industry in the UK. This free event...
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New research project launched to maximise efficient use of timber
by Liam Macandrew|18 June 25|Design
Timber is one of the few renewable and scalable materials capable of decarbonising construction. It’s lightweight, machinable, and low impact—making it an ideal alternative to high-carbon materials like concrete and steel. New research seeks to make it even more effective. While timber is renewable, there is only so much that...
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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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Example of the interactive design tool that Optoppen is developing
Optoppen: a new viability tool for building upwards with timber
by Liam Macandrew|28 November 24|Design
A pan-European consortium of developers, designers and engineers today launches a platform to accelerate ‘Optoppen’ – the practice of extending buildings vertically using bio-based materials, creating new floorspace or housing in a fast, climate-sensitive way. Optoppen.org hosts case studies, policy information and a brand-new viability tool; it has been created...
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Timber Design Conference general
New timber design conference will help ‘accelerate a low-carbon future’
by TDUK|21 March 24|Design
Timber Development UK is proud to announce our inaugural desgin conference focused on a low carbon transformation of the built environment using timber. Taking place on 26 June 2024, the UK Timber Design Conference will bring together disruptors and market leaders to discuss how we can create systemic change, usher...
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‘New Model Building’ launched to help decarbonise housing
by Liam Macandrew|06 October 23|Design
New Model Building, a set of design principles demonstrating how mass timber can be used safely to construct residential buildings up to 18m in height, in full compliance with UK building regulations and local policy set by bodies such as the Greater London Authority, is now available to download for...
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