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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 […]
Woodknowledge Wales releases key document about the value of woodlands, ahead of Welsh Senedd elections
The demand for timber is predicted to increase across the world in the coming years, and this document outlines why forests and trees matter and […]
