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The new timber sales and marketing plan: Small processors and access to timber on Welsh Government Woodland Estate
NRW’s Timber Sales & Marketing Plan (2021-2026) can offer opportunities for the small timber processing community in Wales. The purpose of this paper is to […]
Unlocking the full potential of offsite manufactured timber housing in Wales: The Challenge of timber price volatility
Unprecedented price volatility of timber is constraining the development of the timber frame manufacturing sector. This threatens the delivery of Welsh Government’s affordable housing, MMC […]
Clyro’s newest housing project takes shape
The drones flying over the community of Clyro in Powys over the past few months have been capturing images of the progress being made on…
Whoever you vote for, wood wins – almost…
A comment by Gary Newman | I’ve trawled through the manifestos and tried to make sense of what might happen during the next term of…
Creating net zero carbon homes and communities in Wales
The Home-Grown Homes Project moves into a new phase. Our research findings on how we can use more of the timber we produce to deliver […]
How to achieve zero carbon timber housing in Wales? Five options for further investigation.
In 2019 we presented a strategy (Zero Carbon Homes) for the integration of the Welsh forest industries supply chain with offsite timber construction. Focussed particularly […]
New guidance for embodied carbon
Reversing man-made temperature rise is the big challenge of our time. New guidance contains advice on how to make embodied carbon assessments, available tools and…
Embodied Carbon – the key questions
How to reduce embodied carbon in social housing developments? This article highlights key questions and answers for strategic leadership teams.
Making the Foundational Economy happen – with joinery
What if a group of independent joiners could produce a Welsh timber window that meets all requirements for the social housing sector in Wales? Here’s…
Home-Grown Homes Updates – December 2020
After three intense years the project formally ends this month, a significant body of work which altogether makes a compelling case for having an industrial…
