HWZ Wood Conference
We extract from the second presentation of the conference entitled, “Sustainable Construction in Wood” by Anssi Lassila from Finland. […]
TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH TIMBER. www.woodforgood.com
Timber IQ came across this interesting article from WoodForGood and reproduce it for interest 2020 is a year we will never forget. Aside from the obvious talking point, 2020 was also one of the hottest [...]
Using more wood can help us reduce CO2 and fight climate change.
Using more timber products can have a positive difference for a more sustainable built environment. […]
Bergen family home
Biophilic makeover breathes new life into Bergen family home. Designed for Norway’s TV2 lifestyle series ‘Tid for Heim’, this family home was given a new lease of life. […]
AFFORDABLE AND SOCIAL HOUSING (courtesy Wood for Good)
Offsite construction has proven performance and reduced costs, providing an advantageous construction method for affordable housing. […]
Reduce power charges and interest rates to boost manufacturing
The new president of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has recommended the government prioritise reducing the cost of electricity and the cost of credit for Ghanaian businesses. […]
Quarantine requirements for China on pine wood imports
Source: Lesprom The General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) released Decree 110, entitled quarantine requirements on pine wood imported from countries with occurrence of pine wood nematodes is believed to [...]
Madagascar: Cyclone Batsirai’s catastrophic human and environmental toll
By Benoit-Ivan Wansi for Afrik21 Cyclone Batsirai is the second tropical storm to hit the island of Madagascar in less than two weeks. In the second week in February, Cyclone Batsirai hit with a wind [...]
US Housing affordability at lowest level in a decade
By National Association of Home Builders (US) Soaring construction costs have dropped US housing affordability to its lowest level in a decade. […]
Supporting timber’s net zero journey
By Charlie Law, Timber Development UK Sustainability Director Wherever you go nowadays in the construction industry, carbon, in particular embodied carbon and net-zero, is the key topic of conversation. And timber has a good story [...]