Sustainability

Is mass timber the future of the workplace?
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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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timber construction Barriers and Solutions
Timber Construction: Barriers and Solutions
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This is a report for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Timber Industries, June 2023
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Timber Typologies
If timber is to realise its potential, we must know what we mean when we say timber.
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Watch our webinar series on inspiring timber projects from across the UK
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Timber Development UK presented a series of six hour-long talks exploring inspiring timber buildings and products selected from the winners and shortlist from the Wood Awards 2022. Here is a round up of all the talks in the designTimber series, which you can catch up on below. Leading architects, engineers,...
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Wood Awards 2023 Launches Call for Entries
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The call for entries for the Wood Awards 2023 is now live! Enter your wood-centric building, furniture or product before 23 June 2023 and have your work recognised as the best in the UK.  Architects, engineers, installers, furniture makers, product designers - or anyone else with an exceptional timber project...
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Carbon Calculator
Carbon Calculator
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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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designTimber: Introducing a new series of Wood Awards project talks
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After the success of the first series of designTimber webinars in 2022, we are pleased to announce a second edition. Timber Development UK will host a series of webinars, running monthly, about timber buildings and furniture selected from the 2022 Wood Awards winners and shortlist. The lunchtime talks will be...
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Architype timber
A practice that puts sustainability at the heart of everything
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Designing buildings that work for people and planet - that is Architype's ethos. This pioneering architecture practice - and TDUK member - has always championed sustainability. From its early days of self-build houses in the 1990s to its major Passivhaus projects today, Architype has thought long and hard about the...
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Net Zero Roadmap
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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.
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Wood Awards 2022 Summary
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Timber Development is proud to be the lead organisers of the Wood Awards 2022 and going forward. This year Timber Development UK (TDUK) became the lead organisers of the Wood Awards after being a main sponsor and member of the steering group for previous years. TDUK is the largest, most...
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