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
Projects & Ventures
Bio Materials in Retrofit: An Industry Perspective at AECB Annual Conference
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
6 March 2024, 11:30am – 14:30pm, Swansea Campus, IQ Building, IQ001-IQ002, Free to attend
Home-Grown Homes Update
January 2024 – nine months into the second phase of the two-year project
Wales Net Zero 2035 Challenge Group: evidence submission
Woodknowledge Wales has submitted evidence on how could Wales heat and build homes and workplaces by 2035
Home-Grown Homes 2 Update
December 2023: This update has been prepared by David Hedges, our Head of Housing and the Home-Grown Homes 2 project manager
Making Wood Work for Wales
Register now for Wales Climate Week zoom session, 11:15-12:15, 6 December
Home-Grown Homes 2 Update
November 2023: This update has been prepared by David Hedges, our Head of Housing and the Home-Grown Homes 2 project manager
Learning to build better homes
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
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 […]
