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Boosting domestic timber production to strengthen UK economy and housebuilding

February 28, 2025 by Sarah Lawton

New roadmap to get Britain building with the use of sustainable and low carbon building materials

Filed Under: News, Policy Briefing

Why invest in woodfibre insulation manufacturing in Wales | Policy Briefing

September 29, 2023 by Sarah Lawton

Why invest in woodfibre insulation manufacturing in Wales Report

Filed Under: Building Elements, Building Performance, Housing, Insulation, News, Policy Briefing, Resources Tagged With: Building Elements, Building Performance, Policy Briefing, Social Housing

5 Essential Strategies for an Emerging Forest Nation

February 11, 2021 by admin

Wales is not a forest nation. Wales is a sheep, beef and dairy nation. Wales is a steel nation. Like many nations, Wales is the economic country it is, not by political design but largely because of historical accident. And there has never been a better time or more reason to change. We have left […]

Filed Under: Forestry, Foundational Economy, Home-Grown Homes, Housing, Manufacturing, Policy Briefing, Resources Tagged With: Afforestation, Forest Nation, forestry, Home Grown Homes, housing, Manufacturing, Policy, Policy Briefing, Processing, Structural Timber, Woodland Management

The role of our own conifer forests for building a sustainable society in Wales

January 29, 2021 by admin

Despite wide recognition of their value, plantation forests are critically misunderstood and undervalued in Wales. Plantation forests comprise around 7% of the planet’s forest area whilst sustainably supplying over 50% of industrial roundwood. This report looks at myths and tropes around home-grown timber and considers research results from wood science and socio-economic aspects across planting, […]

Filed Under: Forestry, Home-Grown Homes, Policy Briefing, Resources, Welsh Timber Tagged With: Afforestation, Building Elements, forestry, Home Grown Homes, Policy Briefing, Processing, Structural Timber, wood science, Woodland Management

More and Better Home-Grown Timber—The role for a consolidator

January 27, 2021 by admin

What might a business plan for the supply of home-grown timber to the Welsh housing sector look like, if it is to be closely integrated with the ownership and management of the timber resource in Wales? Additional capacity in the sector has been identified in three key areas: secondary processing capacity; in undermanaged forestry and […]

Filed Under: Forestry, Home-Grown Homes, Policy Briefing, Processing, Resources, Welsh Timber, Woodland Management Tagged With: forestry, Home Grown Homes, Policy Briefing, Processing

Home-Grown Homes Project—A study for improving the Timber Construction Supply Industry in Wales

January 21, 2021 by admin

The purpose of the Home-Grown Homes project has been to identify and test out interventions that could have a transformative impact on the Welsh timber construction supply chain and on the delivery of low carbon social housing in Wales. Housing, timber manufacturing and forestry are distinct areas of activity. This project is an exploration of […]

Filed Under: Forestry, Home-Grown Homes, Housing, Manufacturing, Policy Briefing, Resources, Welsh Timber Tagged With: Afforestation, Home Grown Homes, Policy, Policy Briefing, Processing, Woodland Management

Serious About Green?—Building a Welsh wood economy through co-ordination

January 20, 2021 by admin

Why would it be beneficial for Welsh society to build a wood economy? The ‘Serious about Green?’ report takes a closer look and analyses the economic and social parameters. The report is authored by the team at Foundational Economy Research, led by Karel Williams. It brings together the Woodknowledge Wales forest industries agenda with foundational […]

Filed Under: Foundational Economy, Foundational Economy, Home-Grown Homes, Policy Briefing, Resources Tagged With: forestry, Foundational Economy, Home Grown Homes, Policy, Policy Briefing

Mandatory quality standards for new homes – WKW response

November 2, 2020 by admin

Woodknowledge Wales have responded to a Welsh Government consultation on “Mandatory quality standards for new homes” which closed on 31 October 2020. Key targets Woodknowledge Wales propose are need are: A target for upfront carbon from April 2023.  We propose 300kgCO2e/m2. A target for embodied carbon from April 2023.  We propose 400kgCO2e/m2. A space heating […]

Filed Under: Housing, Manufacturing, Policy Briefing, Resources Tagged With: Building Performance, Design Specification, Policy Briefing, Whole Life Carbon

Serious about Green?

October 15, 2020 by admin

A report commissioned by Woodknowledge Wales by the Foundational Economy to look at how we can build a Welsh wood economy through co-ordination. Open document HERE.

Filed Under: Forestry, Foundational Economy, Foundational Economy, Policy Briefing, Resources Tagged With: Policy Briefing

Cartrefi Di-Garbon

June 25, 2019 by admin

Comisiynwyd Woodknowledge Wales gan Lywodraeth Cymru I baratoi strategaeth ar gyfer integreiddio cadwyn gyflenwi diwydiannau coedwig Cymru ag adeiladu â phren oddi ar y safle. Mae’r ddogfen hon yn darparu cynllun gweithredu strategol ar gyfer trawsnewid y defnydd o bren adeiladu a dyfir gartref ar gyfer adeiladu tai a helpu i gyflawni dyheadau Deddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol. […]

Filed Under: Construction, Forestry, Foundational Economy, Foundational Economy, Home-Grown Homes, Housing, Manufacturing, Policy Briefing, Resources Tagged With: Construction, Policy Briefing, Whole Life Carbon

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