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 […]
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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
