Woodknowledge Wales

Woodknowledge Wales

Inspiring innovation through collaboration

Projects & Ventures

Housing’s better future

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Social Housing Developers Community of Practice members enjoy a hosted tour to include both off-site creation of timber frame panels and on-site progress at the Gwynfaen Project

Bio Materials in Retrofit: An Industry Perspective at AECB Annual Conference

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Applying best practice to create sustainable timber solutions for homes across Wales On Friday 27th September 2024 at 2pm during the AECB annual conference in The National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon, audiences enjoyed a joint presentation from Dr Diana Waldron, Head of Built Environment for Woodknowledge Wales, and Richard Hawking, Technical Innovations […]

Sustainable Construction Careers Fair

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6 March 2024, 11:30am – 14:30pm, Swansea Campus, IQ Building, IQ001-IQ002, Free to attend

Wales Net Zero 2035 Challenge Group: evidence submission

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Woodknowledge Wales has submitted evidence on how could Wales heat and build homes and workplaces by 2035

Learning to build better homes

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Since the formal end of the Home-Grown Homes Project in March we’ve been applying the learning from it with social landlords. We’re moving from research into implementation – inviting social landlords to identify projects we could support them on. We have also formed a community of practice for our member development teams which has so […]

Investing in Afforestation—Economic aspects of woodland creation for timber production | Briefing Papers

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The decision to invest in an afforestation project with the primary aim of producing timber may involve many personal and environmental factors alongside financial considerations. Adoption of a forestry enterprise within a farming unit represents a change in land use and a long-term investment of land, labour and resources. Financial evaluation provides a structured and […]