Why choose wood?
Today's timber products combine the qualities of a natural, renewable resource with the high performance of a modern building material which is versatile, efficient and quick to use.
Wood delivers on innovative design, speed, cost and resource efficiency, health & wellbeing, and offers a low-carbon, environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional building materials.
Health & Wellbeing
Wood is good for our health and wellbeing. Its calming qualities make people feel better in the built environment as much as in the outdoors.
Affordable and Social Housing
Offsite construction has proven performance and reduced costs, providing an advantageous construction method for affordable housing.
Custom Build Homes
Custom Build homes offer a greater choice for people to live in the home they want. Building with wood delivers well designed, sustainable homes at affordable cost.
Insulation
The specific properties of wood fibre insulation can help make new and existing homes comfortable and healthier. It is also one of the most environmentally friendly insulation systems.
Hybrid Solutions
Hybrid structures combine the best properties of each material used in construction to achieve efficient solutions for complex designs.
Sustainable Procurement
Sourcing wood from sustainably managed forests helps encourage biodiversity. It increases forestation and maximises CO2 absorption.
Safety & Minimising Risk
As with any building material, safety is a priority. Read about how research and innovation is making timber a safer material and what the insurance sector needs to know about timber construction.
Low Carbon
Using more wood can actively contribute to reducing our CO2 emissions, in turn, helping to fight climate change.