6 March 2024, 11:30am – 14:30pm, Swansea Campus, IQ Building, IQ001-IQ002, Free to attend
Construction
Trees, People and the Built Environment 5
23 – 24 April 2024, Edgbaston Stadium, Edgbaston Road, Birmingham. In person & Online
Home-Grown Homes Update
January 2024 – nine months into the second phase of the two-year project
New pods to bring built environment learners good fabric performance skills
University of Wales Trinity St David’s Construction Wales Innovation Centre welcomed delivery of two new building performance test pods designed specifically to provide hands-on learning around fabric-first building performance
Free Technical Timber Webinars 2024 from BM TRADA
Webinars run throughout the year
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
Making Wood Work for Wales
Register now for Wales Climate Week zoom session, 11:15-12:15, 6 December
Zero Carbon Homes—Zero Carbon Timber Solutions for Wales
What is the zero carbon timber housing solution for Wales? This document proposes a range of timber build solutions. Results are based on the analysis of an appropriate and future proofed definition for ‘zero carbon’, followed by design and calculation to develop an understanding of the quantifiable factors of embodied and operational carbon. Using a […]
Building Performance Evaluation Guide
New homes often fail to meet low-energy targets, and to satisfy residents with fundamental issues such as ease of use, summer comfort and energy costs. There is little Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) happening routinely on projects to close the performance gap. A step change is needed to transition to net zero carbon while making our […]
Making the Right Choices—A Guide to Improving the Build Quality of New Build Timber Frame Social Housing
Making the right decisions for the benefit of a building’s long term performance and user experience can be compromised by cost, lack of experience, and poor understanding of timber frame construction. This guide aims to highlight some of the key points to consider along the pathway of designing, constructing and maintaining timber frame housing. These […]
