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ROOT to Market launches to unlock growth in regenerative materials across UK construction
ROOT to Market, a new national procurement Dynamic Marketplace, has launched to accelerate mainstream adoption of regenerative and low-carbon materials across the built environment, creating […]
New International Collaboration: Wales–Colombia Knowledge Exchange on Sustainable Construction
Woodknowledge Wales is collaborating with Colombian partners on a new international initiative focused on sustainable local construction, regenerative supply chains and addressing housing shortages in […]
Social Housing as a UK Carbon Removal Strategy
How timber-based social housing can deliver scalable carbon removal, align with UK net zero targets, and unlock economic, social, and policy opportunities. Summary This report […]
Understanding the Performance of Home-Grown Timber for Timber Frame Manufacture
Why is home-grown structural timber often seen as inferior for timber frame manufacturing in Wales and are there practical ways to improve its stability, strength […]
Improving the Performance of New Homes
Understanding why new homes often underperform in use and how a Quality Assurance pathway could help close the performance gap and deliver better homes in […]
Early Stage Embodied Carbon Tool (ESECT): Progress, Engagement and Early Impact
Understanding Woodknowledge Wales’ work to support the housing sector in reducing embodied carbon through the development and rollout of the Early Stage Embodied Carbon Tool […]
Future-proofing Timber in Construction: Resilience and Prosperity through Circular Wood Use
The findings from a series of webinars and a roundtable which explored how reclaimed and cascaded wood can strengthen the UK timber sector, reduce carbon […]
Timber in Retrofit, Repairs, Maintenance and Improvement
An exploration of opportunities for using home-grown and reclaimed timber products – including joinery, insulation and sawn wood – in the retrofit, repairs, maintenance and […]
Farm Woodlands: Insights from Early-Adopter Farmers in Mid-Wales
This study explores the experiences of upland farmers in mid-Wales who have established woodland on their farms, alongside insights from forestry advisers working with farming […]
Codi, Cardiff Council and CLT – the Cascade completes!
Congratulations to Codi Group on completing a lengthy and challenging build in Cardiff’s City Road. Back in 2024 our Social Housing Developers Community of Practice […]
