This Strategy provides an overview of contemporary Scottish forestry, and presents their 50-year vision for Scotland’s forests and woodlands, and sets out a 10-year framework for action. It places forestry policy at the heart of government. The Strategy is a keystone for forestry in Scotland, underpinned by new legislation and new organisational arrangements which build on the 100-year legacy of the […]
Wood. Housing, Health, Humanity
What can reduce your blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels while at the same time improving air quality through humidity control and help fight climate change through storing carbon? This Australian based report from 2015 looks at the health and well-being benefits of wooden interiors in houses, business, places of learning and healing. The […]
ASBP – The Multiple Roles of Insulation
This Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) briefing was published on the ASBP website in 2018 as is part of a planned series of ASBP industry briefing papers aimed at generating a greater understanding of the roles and capabilities of natural fibre insulation (NFI). The aim of these briefing papers was to enable industry to deliver better buildings […]
Grŵp Cynefin video about benefits of building with timber
Video from Grŵp Cynefin explaining the benefits of choosing to build with timber. In this video see the project under way at the former Buckley Medical Centre, in the town centre. The £2.2m two-storey timber-framed building will comprise 14 two- and ten one-bedroom apartments and is being developed in partnership with Flintshire County Council.
Think Forests – Ireland
Forest Industries Ireland (FII) is placing timber and forestry at the heart of Ireland’s rural economy. FII is a new organisation that brings together companies from across the forestry and timber supply chain, from forest owners and forestry companies, to timber processors, wood product manufacturers, and renewable energy producers. With a combined turnover of over €800 million, the industry is a major player in […]
Roots for Growth. An economic strategy for Scotland
An economic strategy for Scotland’s forest and timber technology sector to 2030 The Scottish forest industries sector has an ambitious plan to double the economic contribution of their sector from £1 billion to £2 billion by 2030. The Scottish Timber Technologies Industry Leaders Group have now created a strategy which maps a path for delivery. […]
United Welsh – Lynn Morgan
Welsh Timber Reserve Project. Session 2. Rising to the Challenge. Social Housing and Timber Construction. United Welsh. Lynn Morgan. Open presentation here.
Powys County Council – Dafydd Evans
Welsh Timber Reserve Project. Session 2. Rising to the Challenge. Social Housing and Timber Construction. Powys County Council. Dafydd Evans. Open presentation here.
Grwp Cynefin – Bryn Davies
Welsh Timber Reserve Project. Session 2. Rising to the Challenge. Social Housing and Timber Construction. Grwp Cynefin. Bryn Davies. Open presentation here.
Coastal Housing Group – Adam Roberts.
Welsh Timber Reserve Project. Session 2. Rising to the Challenge. Social Housing and Timber Construction. Coastal Housing Group. Adam Roberts. Open presentation here.
