Carbon

A Passivhaus haven of timber tranquility
by Matt Milton|29 June 23|Build, Design
A timber-framed Passivhaus in Warwickshire, Larch Corner boasts some truly impressive credentials. Mark Siddall, of architecture practice LEAP, took on a challenging project and delivered an extraordinarily efficient building. It is 195 times more airtight than 2023 UK building regulations require. It is also a haven of timber-based tranquillity –...
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Is mass timber the future of the workplace?
by TDUK|27 June 23|Design
The use of mass timber in the commercial sector has seen a recent flourishing in the UK, with increasing interest from investors. Here, some of the frontrunners in the industry explain why. Occupiers want healthy and sustainable workspaces Alex Dunn, research manager at Cromwell Property Group, has undertaken extensive research...
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TDUK calls for greater balance in RICS’ Whole Life Carbon Assessment consultation
by Liam Macandrew|18 April 23|Design, Policy, Sustainability
The consultation on the Whole Life Carbon Assessment for the Built Environment, RICS Professional Standard, comes to a close on Tuesday 18 April. RICS has updated its standard to ensure it supports well-informed progress towards net-zero. Its key changes focus on providing a consistent output, to assist with benchmarking and...
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Watch back the timber and fire safety webinar
by Liam Macandrew|06 April 23|Build, Design
Gain insight into the principles of fire safety when designing and construction timber buildings from the creators of our latest resource, https://timberfiresafety.org, in this special one hour webinar. On 1 March, the timber industry (Swedish Wood, Timber Development UK, and Structural Timber Association) launched a comprehensive new fire safety website: Fire Safety. Wood...
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One Click LCA tool
Member survey on One Click LCA’s EPD Generator Tool
by Liam Macandrew|31 March 23|Supply, Sustainability
The timber industry is uniquely placed to deliver the Net-Zero Carbon agenda, however many of the products we deliver into the supply chain still do not have sufficient carbon data associated with them, increasingly required in the form of an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD). One Click LCA is a pre-verified...
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Net Zero Action plan tracker
Net Zero Action plan tracker
by TDUK|29 March 23|Sustainability
This Action Plan Tracker is intended to provide members with a single document that will guide them through the four stages of moving to Net Zero
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net zero strategy
Net Zero Strategy template
by TDUK|29 March 23|Sustainability
This slide template can be adapted for members to use the specifications required from the Net Zero Roadmap.
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Carbon Calculator
Carbon Calculator
by TDUK|29 March 23|Sustainability
This carbon calculator has been tailored to the timber industry, use this to record energy use, and calculate their carbon emissions.
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Top level and roof of timber house, under construction, with scaffolding. Light brown wood against green hills and pale blue sky.
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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Timber industry roadmap to net zero carbon
Net zero roadmap offers timber businesses carbon and cost savings
by Jack Clappen|24 January 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...
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