Custom Precision Joinery rose to the challenge laid down by Dainis Dauksta at a Woodknowledge Wales knowledge event on Developing the Welsh Joinery Sector – Barriers and Opportunities for Windows by offering to make a demonstration window from (1) local Welsh timber (2) to a specification acceptable to housing associations and (3) have it ready […]
Better Homes, Better Wales, Better World
Better Homes, Better Wales, Better World. Decarbonising existing homes in Wales. Report to Welsh Ministers from the Decarbonisation of Homes in Wales Advisory Group. 18 July 2019 Summary of Recommendations: 1. Political parties in Wales should make a strategic commitment to national residential decarbonisation and stick to it 2. The Welsh Government should set ambitious […]
Timber Cladding Videos from RIBA
These three RIBA videos by Swedish Wood aim to help you understand and learn about the following topics: – Understand how to design using timber as an external cladding and the design effects that can be achieved – Understand how to ensure the sustainability of timber cladding and the procurement of legal and sustainable timber – […]
Overheating in New Homes
This tool and guidance by the Good Homes Alliance (GHA) aims to help planners and design teams identify and mitigate overheating risks in new homes at an early stage. The tool and guidance has been led by a project team of Susie Diamond (Inkling), Julie Godefroy (Julie Godefroy Sustainability) and Nicola O’Connor (Mandarin Research) with support […]
Airtightness, Vapour Control and Breathability
The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) launched a new industry briefing paper in August 2019, part of a series that aims at generating a greater understanding of the roles, capabilities and related issues concerning natural fibre insulation (NFI). In doing this, they hope to enable industry to deliver better buildings designed to take advantage […]
Wood in Construction in the UK: An Analysis of Carbon Abatement Potential (BioComposites Centre)
This report on the greenhouse gas abatement potential of increasing the use of timber in construction in the UK, led by the BioComposites Centre at Bangor University, informed the Committee on Climate Change’s 2018 report on the role of Biomass in a low-carbon economy. The main objective of the report was to develop a detailed […]
Cartrefi Di-Garbon
Comisiynwyd Woodknowledge Wales gan Lywodraeth Cymru I baratoi strategaeth ar gyfer integreiddio cadwyn gyflenwi diwydiannau coedwig Cymru ag adeiladu â phren oddi ar y safle. Mae’r ddogfen hon yn darparu cynllun gweithredu strategol ar gyfer trawsnewid y defnydd o bren adeiladu a dyfir gartref ar gyfer adeiladu tai a helpu i gyflawni dyheadau Deddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol. […]
Zero Carbon Homes
Welsh Government commissioned Woodknowledge Wales to prepare a strategy for the integration of the Welsh forest industries supply chain with offsite timber construction. This document provides an action plan to transform the use of home-grown timber in house building and help deliver the aspirations of the Well-being of Future Generations Act. Read the report here.
Independent Review of Affordable Housing Supply
The 22 key recommendations of the Independent Review of Affordable Housing Supply for Wales (Final Report April 2019) for the Minister of Housing and Regeneration Rebecca Evans AM are shown below. For the full report see here. Summary of Key Recommendations Understanding housing need 1. The Welsh Government should mandate local authorities to provide Local […]
Net Zero The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming
In this report, the Committee on Climate Change recommends a new emissions target for the UK: net-zero greenhouse gases by 2050. This recommendation is based on the latest scientific evidence on climate change as well as considering the appropriate role of the UK in the global challenge to limit future temperature increases. The CCC has […]
