Gwybodaeth am y Prosiect

Pwrpas y prosiect Cartrefi o Bren Cynhenid yw creu cartrefi newydd o bren sy’n perfformio’n dda ac sy’n fforddiadwy mewn ffordd sy’n gwneud y mwyaf o’r cyfleoedd i weithgynhyrchwyr lleol a phren sydd wedi’i dyfu’n lleol.

Themâu’r prosiect Cartrefi o Bren Cynhenid yw:

• mwy a gwell tai o bren
• mwy a gwell gweithgynhyrchu lleol
• mwy a gwell pren sydd wedi’i dyfu’n lleol

Nod y prosiect yw gwella’r achos busnes ar gyfer gweithgynhyrchu pren mewn ffordd sy’n gwneud y mwyaf o werth economaidd, amgylcheddol a chymdeithasol i Gymru.

Mae gan Gymru’r potensial i fod yn genedl o goedwigoedd gwerth uchel. Bydd y prosiect yn edrych ar ystod o opsiynau am newid drwy’r gadwyn gyflenwi adeiladwaith pren o’r goedwig i’r cartref.

Prif ddeilliannau o’r Prosiect Cartrefi o Bren Cynhenid:

Astudiaethau achos adeiladwaith pren enghreifftiol wedi’u datblygu ar y cyd â chleientiaid tai cymdeithasol
Tŷ fforddiadwy o phod addysg arddangos
Teclynnau dylunio a chaffael i gefnogi’r symudiad i adeiladwaith pren
Digwyddiadau gwybodaeth yn edrych ar gyfleoedd am ffenestri pren, ffrâm bren ac insiwleiddio pren
Adroddiad ymyrraeth ar gyfer Llywodraeth Cymru ar argymhellion i wella’r gadwyn gyflenwi pren yng Nghymru

Hyd y Prosiect Cartrefi o Bren Cynhenid: Ebrill 2018 – Rhagfyr 2020

Sefydliad	Prif Rôl yn y Prosiect
Woodknowledge Wales	Rheoli Prosiect, digwyddiadau, gweithdai, astudiaethau achos, adeiladau arddangos a gweithgareddau cyfathrebu.
Prifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd	Mesur perfformiad yr adeilad – datblygu’r achos busnes ar gyfer adeiladwaith o bren.
BM TRADA	Gweithgynhyrchu pren – gwella perfformiad tai o bren sy’n cael eu gweithgynhyrchu oddi ar y safle.
Coed Cymru	Coedwigaeth a phren – datblygu’r achos busnes ar gyfer plannu a rheoli coed yng Nghymru.

The purpose of the Home-Grown Homes project is to create high-performance and affordable new homes from wood in a manner that maximises the opportunity for local manufacturers and home-grown timber.

The Home-Grown Homes project themes are:

• more and better homes from wood
• more and better local manufacturing
• more and better home-grown timber

The project aims to improve the business case for timber construction in a way that maximises economic, environmental and social value to Wales.

Wales has the potential to become a high value forest nation. The project will look at a range of options for change through the timber construction supply chain from forest to home.

Key outputs for the Home-Grown Homes Project:

Exemplar timber construction case studies developed in collaboration with social housing clients
A demonstration affordable house and education pod
Design and procurement tools to support the move to timber construction
Knowledge events exploring opportunities for wooden windows, timber frame and timber insulation
Intervention report for Welsh Government on recommendations for improving the Welsh timber supply chain

Duration of Home-Grown Homes Project: April 2018 - December 2020

Organisation	Main Role in Project
Woodknowledge Wales	Project Management, events, workshops, case studies, demonstration buildings and communication activities.
Cardiff Metropolitan University	Building performance measurement – To develop the business case for timber construction.
BM TRADA	Timber manufacturing – improving the performance of offsite manufactured timber housing.
Coed Cymru	Forestry and timber – developing the business case for planting and managing trees in Wales.

Woodknowledge Wales

Gwybodaeth am y Prosiect – Project Information

“Mae Cyngor Sir Powys yn benderfynol o ddatblygu datrysiadau arloesol i fynd i’r afael â cholli aelwydydd ifanc sy’n economaidd weithredol o’n cymunedau drwy greu swyddi o fewn tyfu, cynaeafu, prosesu a gweithgynhyrchu cartrefi o adnoddau pren naturiol a dyfir mewn cymunedau gweledig.”

Simon Inkson, Pennaeth Tai, Cyngor Sir Powys

Tîm y Prosiect

Er mwyn cymryd rhan, cysylltwch â David Hedges – rheolwr prosiect Cartrefi O Bren Lleol

Project Information

“Powys County Council is determined to develop innovative solutions to address the loss of young economically active households from our communities by creating jobs in the growth, harvesting, processing and manufacture of homes from natural timber resources grown in rural communities.”

Simon Inkson, Head of Housing, Powys County Council

Project Team

To get involved contact David Hedges – Home-Grown Homes project manager