Tackling climate change with wood
Carbon and the environment Wood is a naturally occurring part of our environment. Sustainably sourced wood a practical, renewable building material that also provides a wide range of benefits – from habitat to employment and from recreational activities to carbon sequestration. Here is what we mean by “tackling climate change with wood.” Carbon Storage As […]
Mixing farms and forests
How growing plantation trees or forests on farms helps farmers, crops and livestock Agroforestry is a new word for an old idea. It means a farm where livestock or crops are farmed alongside trees and shrubs. While the word was only coined in the 20th century, Indigenous Peoples around the world have been practicing agroforestry […]
One building, multiple lives: timber and the circular economy
When people talk about the ‘circular economy’ in construction, it can sound like the future: buildings that are designed to be taken apart at the end of their life and the materials re-used or recycled. But it’s already happening. When he was a young builder, Robbie Neville wanted to transform more of the old materials […]