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Future talent for a low-carbon society
Skills shortage and lack of programmes to teach our future workforce how to build more sustainably, which techniques to use when and how to make […]
Developing a Welsh Wooden Windows Specification for Social Housing
On 5 May 2020 in the midst of a national lockdown with most joinery businesses closed, 15 participants from across the joinery sector kicked off […]
Why can’t I get thermally-treated Welsh timber?
Timber can be modified by a variety of methods to enhance properties and change appearance. Modification using temperature is relatively simple and extensive trials using […]
Construction & Whole Life Carbon. An Overview.
The construction sector is a major contributor of carbon emissions. Pressure to respond to the climate emergency means that decarbonisation is a priority for everyone […]
On the path towards a high-value forest nation. Forestry, biodiversity and land use.
Probably the most intensely debated questions at our 2019 BIG Debate during WoodBUILD circled around forestry and land use, and how to move the agenda […]
A very brief history of deforestation and forest management
Deforestation and the need for sustainable forest management techniques take their roots in earliest human development. Dainis Dauksta presents a brief history from axe and […]
Creating value for communities through woodland expansion
At the start of 2020, most commentators held up climate change as the biggest threat to humanity, a title now sadly usurped by the coronavirus […]
HGHP Update for March
As a government funded research project, we need to be accountable for the progress we’re making across the different work packages. The second review of […]
Research project sparks interest in woodland creation among social housing providers
We are currently in the process of finalising the outcomes of research exploring how housing associations might intervene in the forestry and timber supply chain […]
NRW become member of Woodknowledge Wales
NRW have become the latest organisation to join Woodknowledge Wales growing alliance. Our membership now consists of over 40 organisations from all sectors of the […]
