A feasibility study on woodfibre insulation production in Wales
Resources
Response to the 2026 Consultation on Building Regulations Approved Document B: Fire safety (England)
Lead Author – Toby Maclean, Allt Environmental & independent specialist advisor to Woodknowledge Wales June 2026 Woodknowledge Wales welcomes the Government’s continued focus on improving fire safety following the Grenfell Tower tragedy. However, we are concerned that the proposed amendments to Approved Document B (ADB) will have significant unintended consequences and increase confusion rather than improve clarity. […]
Visual timber grading course
Visual strength grading of softwood training course and assessment, 01-04 June 2026
New Welsh tree species shortlisting project to help future forest resilience
New research programme to identify shortlist of productive tree species, suited to both current and predicted future climatic conditions in Wales, given go ahead.
New Build-Up Library illustrating Embodied Carbon Impacts
A series of comparisons illustrating the upfront embodied car-
bon impacts of different construction solutions
Timber and Decarbonising Wales
Unlocking climate, economic and social value through afforestation, sustainable forest management and circular wood use
New Tool Empowers Early Design Decisions to Cut Embodied Carbon in Welsh Housing
Discover a free new tool to help housing professionals assess and reduce upfront embodied carbon during the earliest stages of low-rise housing design
Optimising Whole-life Carbon Timber Framers’ Tool and Report
A new report and tool to help timber framers and housing professionals reduce upfront embodied carbon and optimise whole-life carbon in new buildings.
Case Study: Housing
Featuring a ‘timber first’ approach, using home-grown timber and timber products manufactured off-site, the Gwynfaen housing project exemplifies low carbon home construction in Wales
Case Study: Manufacturer
Two Neath Port Talbot organisations working in partnership demonstrates how targeted funding from Welsh Government promotes innovation and collaboration
