Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

Timber Development UK launches EPD database

by Jonathan Gutierrez|24 July 2411 March 26|Supply

Architects, engineers, contractors and other built environment professionals can now easily access Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for the most common timber products with Timber Development UK’s new EPD database. The database provides easy referral to EPDs developed by TDUK members, including UPM, Moelven, Jordeson Timber, Setra, Sodra Wood, Steico, Metsa,...

First EPD issued for timber frame manufacturer

by Jennie Ward|12 July 2411 March 26|Supply

Leading UK offsite frame manufacturer, Donaldson Timber Systems (DTS), has become the first timber frame manufacturer to offer a published, third-party accredited environmental product declaration (EPD) for its product, proving its sustainability credentials. As part of a process to cover the full DTS product range, the DTS Alpha system is...

Guararapes receives EPD for Plywood and MDF products

by Jennie Ward|31 May 2431 May 24|Supply

Guararapes, a Brazilian company specialising in the manufacture of MDF and plywood panels, now has an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its Plywood and MDF products. The company began in 1984 and now has three plants located in the south of the country, in Caçador/SC, Santa Cecília/SC, and Palmas/PR. Having...

EPD Database

by Liam Macandrew|25 January 2424 July 24|Sustainability

A new database to provide carbon data for common timber products, allowing specifiers to make more informed decisions. To achieve national and international targets to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, we need to measure, understand, and significantly reduce the embodied carbon within the buildings and infrastructure we construct....

Timber and Embodied Carbon

by TDUK|01 November 2308 May 25|Design, Sustainability

Utilising sustainably sourced timber can help to reduce the embodied carbon emissions in buildings while also storing CO2e out of the atmosphere.

Net Zero Roadmap

by TDUK|19 December 2217 April 24|Sustainability

The Net-Zero Roadmap project wants to establish a clear route to net-zero by 2050 for the industry. The roadmap highlights the key areas where the timber industry can make a difference.