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08.11.2019

London Build 2019: 222 CPD's, Sustainability Summit & more

24.10.2019

How to achieve better timber buildings

01.10.2019

Brush up your knowledge on product safety and standards at UKCW

19.09.2019

Timber design and construction is set to dominate the Midlands this autumn.

06.08.2019

London Build 2019 calling all Humans of Construction

10.07.2019

Focus on Innovation in Construction @ UKCW 19

17.06.2019

Moving the design quality agenda forward at WoodFest Reading

12.06.2019

Industry agrees that lack of flame-retardant treatment for timber was inappropriate

23.05.2019

Connecting communities at WoodFest Reading

22.02.2019

3 Days of pioneering design & engineering solutions

29.01.2019

New timber design publication to launch at Futurebuild

24.01.2019

Timber tops the agenda for WoodFest Sheffield

22.01.2019

Wood & Wellness - a match made in Heaven?

04.12.2018

Health, Wellbeing and the Offsite Revolution

15.11.2018

Timber championed in the North East with WoodFest Newcastle

01.11.2018

Is Low Impact Living on your agenda?

25.10.2018

Taking timber buildings to the next level

02.10.2018

The timber industry counts down to Timber Expo

26.09.2018

Fire Door Safety Week: Protecting people, Saving lives

25.09.2018

How to deliver homes via Custom Build in East England

18.09.2018

Interested in cutting-edge timber technology, innovative products & invigorating debates?

20.08.2018

Right to Build expo comes to Fareham, Hampshire

12.07.2018

3 days of CPD, presentations and networking - Timber Expo

17.04.2018

London calling: Unlocking the potential of custom build with the Right to Build

10.04.2018

Materials for Architecture: innovations for the ‘timber age’

03.04.2018

Best use of certified timber. World Architecture Festival 2018 launches new prize.

20.02.2018

Explore the future built environment - timber, offsite, building performance

08.02.2018

Housing Design Awards - Calling for outstanding projects

01.11.2017

Wood for Good appoints new ambassador

02.10.2017

Everything timber: from cladding to modular homes

25.09.2017

Timber fire doors help to save lives and protect property

18.09.2017

Modern Timber House predicts future for housebuilding with wood

03.03.2017

An Offsite Approach from the Timber Industry at Ecobuild

16.02.2017

Timber innovation to feature strongly at Materials 2017

23.12.2016

Timber Briefing - December 2016

18.10.2016

Timber Briefing - October 2016

13.07.2016

Timber Briefing - July 2016

17.05.2016

Timber Briefing - May 2016

20.04.2016

Wood for Good appoint new campaign director

07.04.2016

Wood for Good launches 2016 housing campaign

24.07.2015

Wood for Good commended at the 2degrees Champions Awards

03.12.2014

Talking timber in Construction News

14.11.2014

Building magazine timber supplement out today

03.10.2014

Wood for Good to host lifecycle assessment master class at Timber Expo 2014

22.09.2014

UK could store 3.8 million tonnes of CO2 annually in new build timber homes

04.07.2014

Increased interest in Swedish wood

20.05.2014

Decarbonising construction: Wood for Good talks timber in the House of Commons

07.05.2014

Timber construction reaches new heights in Norway

06.05.2014

Wood for Good launches UK construction industry’s largest LCA database

23.04.2014

Growth in Timber School Buildings Debated by Experts

04.04.2014

Wood for Good launches lifecycle assessment sector database

16.08.2013

The Wood Awards 2011: Short-list Announced

16.07.2013

Growing Communities

15.07.2013

Wood Awards - Timber Changing the Face of Civic Architecture

10.07.2013

Timber Changing the Face of Civic Architecture

05.03.2013

The Wood Awards - Call for Entries

06.02.2013

Eco Designer Takes up the Helm at Wood for Good

21.09.2012

Natural Technology Solution for Carbon Capture and Storage

11.09.2012

DEFRA Report Joins Calls for Wood First Planning Rule

24.07.2012

Launching Wood First

08.05.2012

Sustainability Campaign Calls for a ‘Wood First’ Rule for All Public Buildings

02.02.2012

Timber Frame Set To Outperform Construction Market

17.10.2011

BBC Feature on Timber Construction in Tall Buildings

30.09.2011

Wood From Beginning to End - Bidging the Supply Chain

22.09.2011

iTRADA - Wood Species App for iPhones

22.09.2011

Monitoring Rainforest Deforestation Video

22.09.2011

Tropical Forests Managed Better?

21.09.2011

Wood for Good Announces Wood First Plus!

14.09.2011

Six Reasons to Build a Timber House

02.09.2011

Isleham's Self-built Church

29.08.2011

Scientific Study "Proves" Timber's Environmental Claims

11.08.2011

Villagers Fund a Wood Fuel Co-operative

Views

21.11.2019

Specifying zero carbon materials from sustainable sources

19.11.2019

On leadership, sustainability & certification

16.10.2019

Homes that build communities

03.09.2019

Timber cladding uncovered

20.08.2019

Staying on top with roof design

19.08.2019

Engineered Timber in Roofs

15.07.2019

Investing in timber: The Welsh way to tackle the housing crisis

10.05.2019

Making healthy and affordable homes accessible at scale

01.04.2019

Transforming construction: Building the UK's circular economy

31.03.2019

Circular building materials: Bio-cycle versus techno-cycle

19.02.2019

Homing in on health in the built environment

30.01.2019

Exploring modern timber design at Futurebuild

18.01.2019

Building for the future: The need for green innovation, resilience and quality housing at scale

16.01.2019

The future timber house: sustainable, adaptable and resilient

21.12.2018

Faith buildings - not your usual development project

18.12.2018

Peace, prayer and purpose: the role wood plays in spiritual places

12.11.2018

Circular disruption and integrated offsite design thinking

11.11.2018

Scotland sows the seed for homegrown timber housing

08.10.2018

How to specify modified wood products

05.10.2018

Take a closer look at modified wood

26.09.2018

Saving lives with fire doors

11.09.2018

Wake up and smell the coffee! How buildings need to change

07.09.2018

Don’t be passive about Passivhaus – know the benefits

09.08.2018

Who will build our future homes? Lessons from the Housing Design Awards

08.08.2018

Construction 4.0 - transforming the industry through digitisation

07.08.2018

The future of housing - automated, adaptable, community enhancing?

05.07.2018

Putting health & wellbeing into healthcare buildings

04.07.2018

The healing power of wood in healthcare buildings

06.06.2018

Build to Rent: the future of urban housing?

24.04.2018

The right kit for a sustainable & healthy home - custom built

23.04.2018

How to deliver sustainable, design-led housing that's about neighbourhood & community

23.03.2018

Creating inspirational learning spaces

22.03.2018

The future of classroom design

27.02.2018

Tropical hardwoods: A heart for the forest and the people living in it

26.02.2018

Sustainable procurement: Using tropical hardwood to save the rainforest

23.01.2018

Working with wood fibre insulation

22.01.2018

Can wood fibre make a home healthier?

17.11.2017

Joinery – the healthier way to a beautiful interior

16.11.2017

How to get facility & asset managers on board

18.10.2017

Volumetric CLT, Passivhaus design and the challenges of offsite construction

16.10.2017

You wouldn't build a car in a field... - Interview with Calum Murray, CCG

13.10.2017

Wood you build offsite? How modern methods of construction can end the housing crisis

10.08.2017

Garden Cities - opportunities for future housing

09.08.2017

Custom and Self Build as integral part of successful Garden Cities

07.08.2017

Unlocking the potential of custom build

29.06.2017

Sustainably procuring tropical hardwood

28.06.2017

Procuring sustainable timber - interview with Julia Young, WWF

28.04.2017

Lendlease - announcing the timber age

12.04.2017

Is offsite the way to go for affordable housing?

05.03.2017

Housing white paper - key issues for timber in construction

21.10.2016

Wood can help solve the housing crisis

17.07.2015

Scrapping zero-carbon homes is a false economy

09.07.2015

David Hopkins gives his view on missed opportunities in the Summer Budget

18.05.2015

Why timber is driving offsite construction

27.01.2015

We all win when new trees are planted - let's make it an election pledge

13.01.2015

Housing zones must embrace sustainability

27.10.2014

Our message is clear - Build with Carbon

25.09.2014

Transparency is key

17.07.2014

Creating value for the industry

20.06.2014

Swap steel, concrete, and brick for wood – wooden buildings are cheaper and cleaner

16.05.2014

Embodied Carbon: How can we make it happen?

15.05.2014

Wood construction reduces stress and offers a healthy living environment

06.05.2014

Timber construction can slash global carbon emissions

02.07.2013

An interview with Neil Donaldson

10.05.2013

An Interview with David Renwick

27.03.2013

A message from Craig White

06.02.2013

Wood First - the Debate Continues

31.01.2013

An interview with Ken Walsh, Danzer UK

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