Search Results: 'BRE'

A question of durability
15 May, 2019
The BRE is embarking on a European programme to develop a performance life software tool to facilitate specification of timber in construction, writes Ed Suttie.

Making the most of wood in healthy buildings
19 March, 2019
Treated and modified timber have a key role to play in helping construction capitalise fully on the wellness benefits of wood, writes Wood Protection Association chief executive Gordon Ewbank

WPC is now PC for timber sector
19 March, 2019
New product and market opportunities should be high on every company’s priorities.

Environmental impact assessment made easier
21 April, 2017
Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations are becoming increasingly important in building materials specification, but there are increasingly user-friendly tools to generate them, writes Dr Shamir Ghumra, director at the BRE Centre for Sustainable Products

CTI’s key role
20 June, 2015
The new Confederation of Timber Industries (CTI) can help timber play a central role in a low carbon future, says TTF chief executive David Lennan.

Making the most of wood protection
20 March, 2015
The wood protection industry is building confidence in the performance of treated wood and helping the industry comply with regulatory controls, says Wood Protection Association director Steve Young

Permit to Treat
19 November, 2014
Promoting product quality and the impending Industrial Emissions Directive are two important issues for the timber treatment sector. Steve Young, director of the Wood Protection Association, explains

Research funds needed for timber
14 December, 2013
More timber research is needed to strengthen wood’s position among construction materials, says Richard Harris, professor of timber engineering at the University of Bath

Grown in Britain is go!
19 October, 2013
We are now poised to reap the societal benefits of British wood products, says Ed Suttie, director of sustainable materials at the BRE

Grown in Britain – a sustainable plan
05 October, 2013
Buying British-grown timber provides huge benefits, says Steve Cook, principal sustainable development manager at Willmott Dixon

Grown in Britain puts down roots
10 August, 2013
The Grown in Britain campaign is putting collective efforts into action, says Sarah Farmer of English Woodlands Timber

Planting the right kind of trees
01 June, 2013
The government's forestry policies need to recognise the importance of commercial conifer crops, says David Sulman, executive director of the UK Forest Products Association.

Invite to reap Awards rewards
10 December, 2012
Timber building in the UK today seems to know no boundaries – that’s if the Wood Awards are anything to go by.

Wood protection becomes essential
15 October, 2011
Climate change means wood protection will not be an optional extra, says Stephen Young

Strength in unity
16 April, 2011
The timber industry has to work together to ensure its voice is heard, says TTF chief executive John White

This is a market to DFY for
22 January, 2011