This conference, held on Wednesday 28th January 2009 at Napier University in Edinburgh, was aimed at architects, developers, engineers and other construction professionals and highlighted the potential for timber products to contribute positively to carbon management in construction.
Presentations from the conference
Ian Pirie
Ian Pirie removes the myths about home grown timber supply and describes how home grown timber does fit with building specifications.
Homegrown timber and the supply chain (PDF 4.3Mb)
John Gilbert
John Gilbert presents case studies of social housing projects where home grown timber is a substantial component of the building; introduces his report on prototype designs for social housing that utilises homegrown timber and provides the different ratings against carbon targets.
Using homegrown timber in social housing construction (PDF 5.6Mb)
John Moore
John Moore reports on recent research and dispels the myths and perceptions that that UK timber is not fit for purpose for use in construction.
Properties of UK-grown timber (PDF 2.1Mb)
Nick Milestone
Nick Milestone discusses the benefits of combining steel and timber solutions for large-scale construction. He describes how and why many companies are looking to glulam to offer them carbon positive solutions to their building projects.
Carbon benefits of large-scale timber construction (PDF 3.6Mb)
Robert Matthews
Robert Mathews describes the science of forest carbon sequestration and carbon storage utilising timber products.
Carbon life cycle of wood (PDF 4.2Mb)
Ed Suttie
Ed Suttie outlines the embodied energy involved in the main building components and discusses the advantages of timber products.
Wood for material substitution - construction with wood (PDF 3.6Mb)
Craig White
Craig's presentation outlines how the "Wood for Gold" initiative is progressing and goes on to focus on how timber can play a part in mitigation of climate change.
- Wood for gold - part 1 (PDF 2.8Mb)
- Wood for gold - part 2 (PDF 929k)
- Wood for gold - part 3 (PDF 5.3Mb)
Richard Harris
Richard Harris uses a number of case studies to illustrate how engineered timber products can contribute to significant positive carbon management of construction projects.
- New horizons for engineering with timber - part 1 (PDF 841k)
- New horizons for engineering with timber - part 2 (PDF 3.3Mb)
- New horizons for engineering with timber - part 3 (PDF 662k)
- New horizons for engineering with timber - part 4 (PDF 3Mb)
- New horizons for engineering with timber - part 5 (PDF 3.8Mb)
