Welsh Timber Reserve Project. Session 1. Setting the Scene. Timber Production Forestry in Wales. Open presentation here.
Dainis Dauksta
Welsh Timber Reserve Project. Session 1. Setting the Scene. Contested landscapes loaded with expectations. Open presentation here.
Powys County Council – Cyngor Sir Powys
The Purpose and Role of the Welsh Government Woodland Estate
The Purpose and Role of the Welsh Government Woodland Estate (WGWE) The Welsh Government Woodland Estate (WGWE), that is land owned by Welsh Government and managed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for us – the people of Wales, represents 6% of land area in Wales – or 126,000 ha. This represents 40% of the total […]
Video explaining why wood windows last longer than uPVC
In this video Dr Gill Menzies of Heriot Watt Univeritys, Edinburgh, explains why wood windows last longer than uPVC. https://youtu.be/EExH3nrlZuI
Timber properties of noble fir, Norway spruce, western red cedar and western hemlock grown in Great Britain
The softwood processing sector in Great Britain has been built around the use of a very small number of timber-producing species – predominantly Sitka spruce. The recent increase in outbreaks of host-specific tree pests and diseases has led to an interest in diversification, through planting a wider range of tree species, to mitigate any risk […]
Duncan Mayes – Stora Enso
The future for wood in the built environment download presentation Duncan Mayes Duncan Mayes has over 20 years business experience in the Forest Products industry with the majority of time spent in the Wood Products area focusing on construction and related industries. He has worked in a wide variety of functions including Sales & Marketing, […]
Home-grown Timber Construction
Cwrt Rhos Fynach, Rhos on Sea Quality homes designed, constructed and built from Wales’ woodland resource by local companies, to meet our housing needs – surely a win, win, win for our economy, environment and society? Cwrt Rhos Fynach, Rhos on Sea was designed by Cru Architects, for Wales and West Housing Association to meet […]
Climate Impact Of Constructing An Apartment with CLT
Climate impact of constructing an apartment building with exterior walls and frame of cross-laminated timber — the Strandparken residential towers Summary report, carried out by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute and KTH Royal Institute of Technology and targeting an apartment building constructed almost entirely of wood. The project’s main report (IVL report No B2260) is […]
Embodied Carbon: Developing a Clients Brief
Embodied Carbon: Developing a Client Brief – UK GBC With the increasingly successful reduction of operational energy (and thus carbon emissions) in the built environment, the industry’s next challenge is to reduce the carbon intensity of the structures themselves (embodied carbon). We know that clients will play a critical role in this work as what […]
