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UK’s biggest timber design conference returns to London
by Bryony Bodimeade|13 February 25|Design
Timber Development UK (TDUK) are proud to announce the return of our annual design conference focused on leveraging timber to create a more sustainable built environment.   Following the great success of last year’s event, which brought together over 200 market leaders and decision makers, we are delighted to be returning...
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Advice from the insurance broker: how the insurance world sees timber
by Matt Milton|27 August 24|Design
Obtaining insurance for a timber building can sometimes be a challenge. Kate Fairhead, Head of Mass Timber for Construction at specialty insurance broker Marsh provided us with valuable insights into how insurers perceive timber buildings at this year’s UK Timber Design Conference. She also explained how best to engage with...
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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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Leading developers call on next Government to ‘kickstart a timber revolution’
by Bryony Bodimeade|27 June 24|Policy, Sustainability
Leading low-carbon developers called on the next Government to ‘kickstart a timber revolution’ at the UK Timber Design Conference in London yesterday. More than 200 developers, local authorities, insurers, engineers, architects, contractors and manufacturers gathered at Timber Development UK’s (TDUK) inaugural UK Timber Design Conference to hear from industry leaders....
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Why we need to chop down trees to save the world from climate breakdown
by Liam Macandrew|24 June 24|Policy
A new book, Timber! How wood can help save the world from climate breakdown is set to cause controversy in the conservative world of construction and in the more traditionally-minded elements of the environmental movement. Timber! will be published on Thursday 27 June 2024.  Book synopsis The ‘Forest Pump’ –...
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CGI image of rooftop extension of Arding & Hobbs building, showing interior of upper floors
Timber on top – could Optoppen start a rooftop revolution?
by Matt Milton|23 April 24|Design
If we want to build more sustainably, we should look up. That's what the Optoppen project is suggesting, showing us the potential of timber to provide low-carbon rooftop extensions. It is often said that the most sustainable building is the one that already exists. If we want to give our...
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