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Woodknowledge Wales has responded to Welsh Government’s consultation on the standards new homes will need to meet in the future. We think the climate emergency […]

Why would it be beneficial for Welsh society to build a wood economy? A new report takes a closer look and analyses the economic and […]

A personal reflection by Dainis Dauksta, technical manager, Woodklnowledge Wales Conifers grow superbly across many of the microclimates and soil types found in Wales, producing […]

With just a few months left of the Home-Grown Homes Project we are now focused on pulling together all findings from the research into usable […]

Good Homes Alliance and Woodknowledge Wales commissioned an energy modelling report to compare different low energy building standards. The paper seeks to illustrate how the […]

Can productive forests provide both carbon storage and enhanced biodiversity? In the public debate across national media and the twittersphere this seems unlikely. Confor’s new […]

A new timber frame manufacturing group, an extension request for project partner Cardiff Met and trying out an overheating risk assessment tool. Home-Grown Homes project […]

Results from a study on production strategies for the Northern Forest. As England is launching a consultation on its future tree planting strategy, we’re looking […]

Gary Newman, Chief Executive of Woodknowledge Wales expores what the Foundational Economy is, why Welsh Government are interested in it and what it means for […]

While the Covid-19 pandemic has brought large parts of the industry to a standstill, we’ve been working away as best we can to progress the […]