Embodied Carbon Data for Timber Products

by TDUK|04 March 2620 May 26|Design, Sustainability

Although timber is classed as a low embodied carbon construction material, different timber products will have different embodied carbon values depending on the energy inputs during processing and transportation.

InFutuReWood: use and reuse of wood building components

by Guest Author|28 April 2420 May 25|Sustainability

A promising use for secondary timber is in secondary engineered wood products (EWPs) like cross laminated secondary timber (CLST) or glue laminated secondary timber (GLST). These products offer enhanced structural performance, and also allow the combination of new timber and secondary timber to balance out potential uncertainty or lower mechanical...

Enhancing timber knowledge

by Liam Macandrew|02 February 2424 September 25|Build, Design, Supply

The largest, most comprehensive online library of technical specification and design guidance for timber in the UK. One of our key missions is to lead best practice. To make this happen, we have commission more than 140 papers covering all aspects of timber supply, design, and construction. We are producing...

Whole-life embodied carbon in multistorey buildings: steel, concrete and timber structures

by Guest Author|20 October 2308 May 25|Sustainability

According to this analysis, choosing engineered timber for structural frames in preference to concrete or steel is a straightforward way of reducing the whole life embodied carbon of the frame.

Embodied Carbon Data for Timber Products

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