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2025 Embodied Carbon Data for timber products now published
by Matt Milton|21 March 25|Build, Design
Timber Development UK (TDUK) has published the 2025 Embodied Carbon data for Timber Products. This provides the average carbon data for the 10 major timber product categories. A fully updated version of the 2024 information, the data allows designers to weigh up the carbon impacts of their material choices. The...
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Drivers, barriers and enablers: construction sector views on vertical extensions
by Guest Author|20 January 25|Build, Design, Sustainability
This research summary aims to identify the key drivers, barriers and enablers of vertical extensions in the UK.
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The F51 Centre in Folkestone is another Ramboll project: CLT was used for the indoor skatepark
Go CO2mpare: Ramboll reveal their projects’ carbon in interactive database
by Matt Milton|18 October 24|Design
CO2mpare is an interactive database launched by TDUK members Ramboll, that reveals the typical carbon emissions of their building projects. It covers multiple countries, typologies and project types. It provides a fascinating insight into their progress in decarbonising their projects. The database currently holds 203 project assessments across the UK,...
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New industry standard defines what a building must achieve to be called ‘Net Zero’
by Matt Milton|26 September 24|Design
The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS) has just been published. This defines what a building must achieve in order to call itself “Net Zero Carbon” – not just in operational energy but in embodied carbon. Developed over two years, the UKNZCBS aligns as far as possible with existing...
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Architects, engineers and activists tell us what they want from the next government
by Matt Milton|04 July 24|Design
We asked a panel of architects, engineers and activists what they wanted from the next Government, at the recent UK Timber Design Conference 2024. Zoe Watson (UK Architects Declare Steering Group), Brigitte Clements (Strategic Lead, ACAN, and Managing Director, LOKI), and Will Arnold (Head of Climate Action, Institute of Structural...
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The ‘Forest Pump’ – how timber works wonders for carbon storage and substitution
by Matt Milton|27 May 24|Design, Education
In an extract from his new book, Timber! How Wood Can Save the World from Climate Breakdown, former Labour MEP Paul Brannen explains why timber really is a wonder material when it comes to carbon storage and substitution - and why cutting down trees can be a good thing when...
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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 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”,...
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Garden Room
So much more than just a Garden Room
by Matt Milton|16 February 24|Design
There’s more to the Garden Room, at Cwm Barn, than its name suggests. Arbor Architects designed an elegant, timber-framed annexe with Japanese influences. It's a space to get away from the house - the perfect complement to a family home in rural Peterchurch, near Hereford. The clients wanted a flexible...
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Embodied carbon data released for more than 95% of timber consumed in UK
by Liam Macandrew|15 February 24|Sustainability
Timber Development UK (TDUK) – the UK’s trade association for the timber supply chain – has released average carbon data for the 10 major timber product categories – completely free for all to access. This data will support architects, engineers, and other specifiers to make accurate assessments of the carbon...
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Demountable timber housing
Demountable timber housing for 370 refugees – using no concrete at all
by Matt Milton|04 February 24|Design, Sustainability
A building that had to be erected quickly and which could also be taken down within ten years: these were the criteria for the Rigot Collective Dwelling Centre, a two-building complex providing housing for 370 refugees in Rigot Park in Geneva, Switzerland. The client was Hospice Général - the main...
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