Issue #1

ABBA Arena - Front of House and Rainscreen - Copyright Dirk Lidner, via Wood Awards
Gimme Gimme Gimme glulam after midnight! Find out all about the ABBA Arena
by TDUK|22 September 22|Build, Design
Timber has played a fundamental role in building the ABBA Arena - the venue purpose-built for the Swedish supergroup’s spectacular comeback concert. The ABBA Arena, a demountable 3,000 capacity venue designed by Stufish Entertainment Architects, will be home to ABBA’s digital comeback concert until May 2023. While the ‘avatar’ technology...
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net zero carbon homes
Upskill yourself on timber with our packed Knowledge Library and Timber TED courses
by TDUK|20 September 22|Education
Timber Development UK has embarked on a new strategic partnership to put knowledge at your fingertips. It is widely recognised that there is a knowledge gap for specification of timber products among trainee architects, engineers and those in related studies. To close this gap, a new strategic partnership between Timber...
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University Design Challenge
TDUK’s University Design Challenge: educating the next generation of designers
by TDUK|15 September 22|Education
A key part of Timber Development UK’s remit is to help educate the next generation of architects and built environment professionals on the importance of designing with timber. Our popular University Design Challenge series helps do just that. Tabitha Binding, head of education and engagement at TDUK, explains. A key...
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measuring embodied carbon
How should you assess timber when measuring embodied carbon?
by TDUK|15 September 22|Sustainability
As embodied carbon returns to the political agenda, TDUK offers advice on how architects and engineers can accurately assess the embodied carbon associated with timber buildings and building products. The Embodied Carbon Bill, re-introduced to Parliament in June, aims to make it mandatory to report the whole-life carbon emissions of...
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The road to net zero
The road to net zero is paved with timber, explains TDUK’s Sustainability Director
by TDUK|15 September 22|Sustainability
When you want to create a net zero carbon supply chain, sustainable timber has a lot of advantages.
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conflict-free construction projects
Is Integrated Project Insurance the key to conflict-free construction projects?
by TDUK|15 September 22|Build
Louise Lado-Byrnes of IPInitiatives explains how her team is pioneering a new approach to the management of risk in construction projects. The Government’s Construction Playbook and the Building Safety Act, created following the Grenfell Tower disaster, are bringing major changes to the construction industry. There is increasing consensus that we...
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The Building Safety Act
The Building Safety Act: what do you need to know?
by TDUK|15 September 22|Design
After months of debate and amendments, the Building Safety Bill finally received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. It is intended to “create lasting generational change” to the way residential buildings are constructed and maintained in the UK following the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster, while protecting the rights of leaseholders....
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How Cullinan Studio
How Cullinan Studio use timber design to enrich their clients’ environments
by TDUK|15 September 22|Design
Carol Costello, architect and practice leader at Cullinan Studio, explains why they love working with timber and how they use the natural world to enrich people’s lives through the buildings they design. Cullinan Studio is an architectural practice committed to restoring the connection between people and nature. Founded by RIBA...
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Donaldson Group
How is the Donaldson Group turning itself into a timber housing one-stop shop?
by TDUK|15 September 22|Supply
The Donaldson Group has expanded and grown over 162 years and now has the ability to build and fit out an entire house. Designing Timber found out what’s behind the company’s success. The last two years have been transformational for the Donaldson Group. In 2020, the sixth generation of Donaldson...
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timber forest
A positive market outlook – despite reduced growth
by TDUK|15 September 22|Statistics, Supply
The market outlook for the timber industry remains strong despite concerns over rising inflation and reduced growth. Nick Boulton, head of technical and trade at Timber Development UK, explains. The timber industry experienced an interesting start to 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Timber Development UK’s latest market...
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