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building with woodTHE ROLE OF TIMBER IN IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

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18 September 2007The University of Exeter, Devon

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THE ROLE OF TIMBER IN IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

18 September 2007The University of Exeter, Devon

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CONFERENCE PROGRAMME


conference programme9.30 Registration

10.00 Welcome from our Sponsors Dr James Pendlebury, Head of Specialist

Advisers, Forestry Commission

10.10 Chair’s Introduction Ruth Slavid, Online and Special-Projects

Editor of The Architects’ Journal

Europe’s most stunning timber buildings

10.15 The Downland Gridshell, UK John Romer, Edward Cullinan Architects and

Oliver Kelly, Buro Happold Engineers 10.45 Kingsdale School, UK Alex de Rijke, Director, dRMM Architects

11.10 Tea and coffee

11.40 Berne Station, Switzerland Beat Mathys, Partner, Smarch Architects

12.05 Wood Works – 13 years of Wood Studio, Finland

Pekka Heikinnen, Director, Helsinki University of Technology

12.30 Lunch

1.30 CPD SeminarsA. Inspirational DesignB. Practical issues for ArchitectsC. Zero Carbon BuildingsE. Wood EnergyF. Timber Industry Research

3.00 Tea and coffee

3.30 A Vision for the Future An interactive session focusing on a vision

for the future for timber use in the region, kicked-off by award-winning designer Wayne Hemingway, co-founder of Hemingway Design and Chair of Building for Life

4.20 Chair’s closing remarks

4.30 Close

There should be an opportunity for questions at the end of each presentation.

Right: Lookout Tower, Korkeasaari Zoo, Helsinki. Architect: Ville Hara/HUT. Photograph: HUT Department of Architecture Photolab


CPD seminars 1.30 - 3.00

A. Inspirational Design

Chair: Ruth Slavid, Online and Special-Projects Editor of The Architects’ Journal

1.30 Inspirational designs for the self-builder Bill Flinn, Greenheart Design and Build

Partnership

2.00 A new generation of affordable homes from timber Paul Nielson, General Practitioner, Evolution Housing

2.30 “I like the floors” - How the experience of wood can promote the

sustainability agenda John Blewitt, Director of Professional Development

and Innovation, University of Exeter

B. Practical issues for Architects

Chair: Andrew Abbott, CEO, TRADA

1.30 Solid wood panel construction Jonathan Fovargue, Director, Eurban

2.00 Innovative timber structure: for a true sustainable development!

Jean-Luc Sandoz, Doctor in Sciences and Technology, EPFL, Switzerland. Timber Engineer and Managing Director CBS-CBT Group

2.30 Timber cladding and shingles Ivor Davies, Research Fellow, Centre for Timber

Engineering, Napier University

C. Zero Carbon Buildings

Chair: Gareth Walton, Director, Devon Sustainable Building Initiative (DSBI)

1.30 Towards a zero carbon house Jason Bassett, Marketing Manager, Stewart Milne 2.00 The key role for timber in achieving a

‘Zero Carbon Footprint’ Nick James, Senior Architect, White Design

2.30 The 40% House Gavin Killip, Senior Researcher, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University

E. Wood Energy

Chair: Anna Halcro-Johnston, Technology Projects Manager, Regen SW

1.30 Woodchip and pellet – the solution... Sam Whatmore, Managing Director, Forest Fuels

2.00 The hard won path to success - case studies from the south west

David Clubb, Senior Project Manager, Centre for Sustainable Energy

2.30 Delivering wood heat in practice Mike Webb, Head of Marketing and Sales,

Econergy

F. Timber Industry Research

Chair: Ed Suttie, Director, BRE

1.30 What do we know about the timber resource in the south west region?

Justin Gilbert, Forestry Commission, Northern Research Station

2.00 The challenge of stress grading Chris Holland, Senior Consultant, BRE 2.30 Innovation and adding value through re-engineering Geoff Cooper, Senior Consultant, BRE

Below: The Bridge at Kjearra, Lardal, Norway 2001Architect: Arne Eggen. Photograph: Lisbeth Michelsen


introduction

Architects, builders and planners all want to see greater use of timber in new built structures. The low embodied energy, thermal efficiency and inexhaustibility of supply become even stronger drivers now that the words ‘sustainability’ and ‘carbon’ appear in every strategy document. Wood also looks good, smells good and has pleasing tactile qualities. Everyone wants to use wood but wishes there was more information to help them to use it in an informed way; if possible they would prefer to use wood that is locally grown and processed.

The primary aim of the event is to increase the use of timber in sustainable construction. At the same time, it should help interpret and guide our responses to the bombardment of messages about sustainable living

and carbon balance. By showcasing some of the most cutting edge timber buildings in Europe, we hope that delegates will be inspired and excited by the experience, leaving with new ideas and a better understanding of the issues surrounding timber.

We have also created an exhibition of the twelve most inspirational timber buildings in Europe and a series of trade stands linked to the seminars will provide information and display the latest developments in the industry. With expert speakers from across Europe, supported by BRE, TRADA, RIBA and Exeter University, we hope this event will give participants an unrivalled and unique insight into the factors influencing the use of timber today.

building with woodTHE ROLE OF TIMBER IN IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITYOF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Above: Kindergarten, Pliezhausen, Southern Germany 1998. Architect: D’Inka + Scheible.Photograph: © Roland Halbe/D’Inka + Scheible Architects

18 September 2007 – The University of Exeter’s Peter Chalk Centre

A prestigious one day event to raise awareness and identify solutions for the construction industry to enhance the role of timber in sustainable construction

The OrganisersThe event is supported by SWRDA through the SW Woodland Renaissance programme, sponsored by the Forestry Commission and has been organised by Woodfair South West and the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (CCANW), with valuable support from the Devon Sustainable Building Initiative (DSBI), the Devon Strategic Housing Group and representatives from the architectual and building industries.

Woodfair South West is a partnership project supported by a range of organisations. Its main aim is to deliver a series of promotional and showcasing events on a range of woodland products and services across the south west. The project is managed by South West Forest. See www.southwestforest.org.uk

CCANW is an innovative arts-led project based in Haldon Forest Park, near Exeter. During 2007-8 they are organising an ambitious year-long ‘Wood Culture’ programme of exhibitions and activities (largely funded by SW Woodland Renaissance) which will explore the beauty, usefulness and sustainability of wood and focus on the contemporary uses of timber in architecture and design.


the speakersAndrew AbbottManaging Director, TRADA Technology Limited and Chief Executive, Timber Research and Development Association

Andrew is a graduate in Civil Engineering and has worked for TRADA Technology since 1985 where he has held a number of technical and

managerial posts. He became Managing Director of the company in 1993 and is also a Director of TTL Chiltern Limited, the company formed in 1994 for the management and staff Buy-out of TRADA’s then current subsidiaries, TRADA Technology Limited and TRADA Certification Limited.

Following the MBO all TRADA’s executive and management services are provided under contract by TRADA Technology. Andrew has been closely involved in the development and delivery of TRADA’s research and information programmes and became Chief Executive of TRADA in 2002 following the retirement of Dr Chris Gill.

Andrew is an enthusiast for timber engineering and is encouraged by the way the timber industry has been working much closer to its customers in construction, but feels there is still a long way to go. TRADA’s key aims are to build markets for timber and increase specification and the association is in regular contact with close to 20,000 architects, engineers and building professionals through its website (www.trada.co.uk) and eNews briefings.

Jason BassettJason is the Marketing Manager at Stewart Milne Timber Systems. He studied acoustics at the University of the West of England and gained a post grad in Acoustic and Noise Control engineering and joined the Institute of Acoustics in 2004. He has recently been involved with the Department of Health working committee to draft the latest version of the HTM 008 acoustic design for hospitals which is currently out for wider consultation before implementation.

Jason has broad experience within the construction industry having spent the previous ten years working in a range of roles from technical to marketing for Lafarge Plasterboard. He has recently joined Stewart Milne Timber Systems as Marketing Manager and was part of the team that launched the Sigma Home at OFFSITE07. Stewart Milne Timber Systems, part of the Stewart Milne Group of companies, is the UK’s first choice timber frame provider, leading the market in terms of units designed, manufactured and erected each year and in their approach to innovation and the environment. Stewart Milne Timber Systems deliver a range of innovative, quality timber frame solutions for all types of private and affordable accommodation, manufacturing 12,000 units and in excess of 72,000 new bed spaces per annum. The complete process is project managed by their customer-focused team including concept design information and guidance, full design service, manufacture, delivery and construction.

John BlewittJohn has extensive experience in adult, further and higher education, sustainable community development, local government, consultancy and project management. He established and co-directs the highly successful MSc in Sustainable Development at Exeter which focuses on developing the knowledge, skills and capabilities

professionals require to help create sustainable modes of living and working.

He was a founder member of the Yorkshire and Humber Education for Sustainability Forum and was instrumental in producing the region’s Education for Sustainable Development Strategy 2000-2010 document and Operational Plan. From 2001-2003 he was the Research Evaluation Consultant for the Learning and Skills Development Agency on the Learning and Skills Council funded education for sustainability project Learning to Last. John’s research and development interests focus on media ecology, sustainability and everyday communication and education for sustainable development.

He is a member of the United Nations Advisory Panel on Sustainability Communications, a member of the IUCN Commission on Communication and Education, an advisor to WWF International on the One Planet Leaders programme, a member of Lewis Global PR’s Sustainability Technology Advisory Panel, a member of the UK Sustainable Development Panel and Sustainability South West and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has published widely on adult learning, professional development and sustainability including The Ecology of Learning (Earthscan, 2006) and Perspectives on Sustainable Development (Earthscan forthcoming 2008).

David ClubbFollowing five years as a research physicist, David quit academia to pursue a career in renewable energy.

His first job was managing the technology department in a sustainability charity in the south of Spain, where his duties involved

building and maintaining a wide variety of renewable installations, including a ceramic wood stove with back boiler.

His current position at the Centre for Sustainable Energy follows a spell at the Mid Wales Energy Agency, where he organised a trip to Austria for potential wood pellet manufacturers, and worked to get biomass boilers installed in several community buildings.

He now manages the Coordinated Woodfuel Initiative and Bioheat programmes in the south west, which together provide advice, site visits and strong support to a large number of projects in the region.

Geoff CooperGeoff Cooper has worked as a Senior Consultant in the Timber section of BRE for over 11 years. He is involved in a wide range of client-based research and consultancy work on the identification, evaluation and assessment of wood and

wood-based materials. Geoff has particular knowledge and expertise on the conversion and kiln drying of timber, with special emphasis on re-engineering techniques, adhesives and wood quality.

He was originally an arboriculturist by training, with over 15 years’ experience in the management and maintenance of woodland/parkland trees. Geoff has an honours degree in Wood Products Technology, is an associate member of the Institute of Wood Science and has numerous technical papers to his name.


the speakersIvor DaviesIvor works as a Research Fellow in the Centre for Timber Engineering at Napier University in Edinburgh. In 2001 he was lead author of Timber Cladding in Scotland commissioned by the Scottish Executive. This led to participation in a large trans-national research project investigating the performance of timber façades

on the northwest coastal fringe of Europe. This is now completed and he is near to finishing a book, titled Designing the Timber Façade, giving the results of this research. Other current projects include new methods of assessing timber durability and specification guidance for homegrown timber.

Prior to joining CTE Ivor worked as a research manager with Highland Birchwoods – an agency-funded woodland initiative based near Inverness. He was responsible for a number of national and trans-national projects developing the use of timber in construction. Ivor has a post-graduate diploma in forest products technology and is near to completing a PhD in wood science.

Bill FlinnBill’s career path has not been conventional. He trained as an Architect at Bristol University but quickly decided to work as a builder and carpenter. He cut his environmental teeth at the Urban Centre for Appropriate Technology (an off-shoot of CAT) in the mid 1980s before setting up an environmental building co-operative. For ten

years he lived in Central America and Mexico building rural housing projects and water supply systems, teaching appropriate technologies to refugees and campaigning for human rights. On his return to Bristol he established Greenheart Sustainable Design and Build which now has a reputation for high quality, small scale eco-building. Bill divides his time between Greenheart and humanitarian work overseas.

Jonathan FovargueJonathan has spent the last 10 years working to increase the use and availability of ecological construction materials within the mainstream construction industry.

Eurban Construction was founded as a specialist, design-led contractor of engineered

timber structures and offers a range of consultancy and construction services to assist both Architects and Contractors with the design and delivery of high performance buildings structures.

Justin Gilbert BScInventory Officer, Biometrics, Surveys and Statistics Division

Justin studied at the University of Aberdeen where he was awarded a BSc in Forestry in 1979. He joined the Dartington Amenity Research Trust that year, moving in 1980 to Field Surveys branch, Forestry Commission (FC), based at Culloden and Banchory in Scotland, moving to the Alice Holt Research Station in 1984. Here he continued woodland survey work, becoming more involved in data analysis for the Census of Woodlands, database management and timber production forecasting. He moved to FC headquarters in Edinburgh in 1992 and then in 2003 to the Forest Research Northern Research Station.

Anna Halcro-JohnstonAnna is responsible for Regen SW’s technology support and manages the South West Bioheat Programme. Anna is originally from Scotland where she had spent several years in the renewable energy industry focusing on delivering community renewable projects and the development of sustainable energy solutions

for remote and peripheral regions. Anna started at the Orkney Energy Centre where, at that time, the main issues were education, energy conservation and big wind grid connections. After this a move to The Argyll, Lomond and the Islands Energy Agency, ALIenergy, as a community renewables officer where the area focused efforts around biomass district heating, woodfuel supply chains, windfarm negotiations and the deployment of micro-generation technologies in off-gas areas. From the West Coast Anna moved to LEEP, Lothian and Edinburgh Environmental Partnership, before moving to London in 2004. Anna came to Regen SW from Creative Environmental Networks where she managed the company’s biomass unit and provided renewable energy assessments for new developments throughout London and the South East of England. This was in the early days of the “Merton” rule where developers were confused and planners even more so.

Pekka HeikinnenPekka was born in 1960. He graduated from Helsinki University of Technology in 1991. He founded his own office 6B Architects in 1995 and since 2000 he has been director of studies, Wood Program, Helsinki University of Technology. Since 2004 he has been editor of PUU -lehti, a Finnish wood magazine. Pekka

has been responsible for many design projects including Omenankukka Housing Area in Helsinki; Villa Jungfruhamn, Hanko; Pehtoori Housing Area, Helsinki (awarded with ‘Rose of Construction’, 2006) and he has also written numerous articles.

Wayne HemingwayWayne Hemingway MBE and his wife Gerardine MBE are the highly successful founders of Red or Dead which won the British Fashion Council’s ‘Street Style Designer of the Year’ award three times in a row in the late 90s.

In 1999, having sold Red or Dead they set up HemingwayDesign. The highest profile project is, The Staiths South Bank, an 800 property mass market housing project on Tyneside which recently won a series of high profile awards including Housing Design Awards (best large project) and Building Magazine’s ‘Best Housing-Led Regeneration Project’ as well as a Building For Life and the highest rating of any large-scale scheme in a recent CABE audit.

Wayne more recently worked with West Lancs Council and English Partnerships on a project for 60s new town Skelmersdale. Working with Copeland Borough Council and the North West Development Agency, HemingwayDesign worked on a vision for Whitehaven, a town in Cumbria suffering from the large-scale loss of jobs resulting from the decommissioning of Sellafield Nuclear Power Plant.

HemingwayDesign’s other projects have included the highly acclaimed new club for the Institute of Directors on Pall Mall, IOD at 123, consultancies, The


4 Walls range of wall coverings for Graham and Brown, technology (www.thebug.com), ‘Wet’, a tile range for British Ceramic Tiles (www.wettiles.co.uk) and product design. (Current and recent clients include Sky Plus, Wanadoo, Boddingtons, Sony, The Royal Mail and The Caravan Club.) A range of sustainable sheds and water butts (what are they shaped like? You guessed it...bottoms!!) can be viewed at www.shackup.co.uk

Wayne is Chairman of Building for Life, a CABE (Commission for Architecture and The Built Environment) funded organisation that promotes excellence in the quality of design of new housing, www.buildingforlife.org. He is a Professor in The Built Environment Department of Northumbria University, a Doctor of Design at Wolverhampton, a writer for architectural and housing publications as well as a judge of international design competitions including the regeneration of Byker in Newcastle and Salford in Greater Manchester and the Stirling Prize, Europan and a TV design commentator.

Latest business is a design resource ‘The Land of Lost Content’, a world first that has to be seen to be believed. www.lolc.co.uk

Chris HollandChris Holland has worked in timber research for over 30 years, starting at BRE’s Princes Risborough Laboratory in 1977, where he carried out research into timber properties, utilisation and wood based panel products, particularly characterising the performance of structural particle boards.

He commenced work on timber grading and derivation of the structural properties of timber when the Princes Risborough Laboratory transferred to the main BRE site in 1998.

His work over the recent years has included research for the DTI, Forestry Commission and the private sector. He has worked in all areas of timber grading and utilisation with projects relating to hardwood and softwood visual grading, new types of grading machines including optical scanning for automated visual grading and has contributed to work on the harmonisation of European timber standards.

Recently much of his work has been involved with the structural use of re-engineered materials from a variety of feed stocks including low value sources of timber. As well as re-engineering novel material he has been working to develop the UK’s awareness of the benefits of Glulam made from UK grown materials.

Nick JamesNick has been a Project Architect at White Design since 2003 and is currently handling a number of schemes within the practice, including a £5million office development in Scotland. Graduating from the Welsh School of Architecture with distinction in 1998, Nick has since amassed a broad range of architectural

experience, having worked on a variety of projects from headquarter offices to residential schemes and educational establishments.

During a year spent in practice in Malaysia, Nick developed a keen interest in the concept of ‘regionalism’ and a critical awareness of

designing in response to locality and climate. Back in the UK, this approach to design continues to inform his work today.

Nick has an excellent understanding of the principles and practice of sustainable and low energy construction and has applied this knowledge to a range of private and commercial developments. As a result he has an acute and practical appreciation of project delivery and value for money.

Nick has recently returned to Cardiff’s Welsh School of Architecture as a visiting tutor, working with the degree year students.

Oliver KellyOllie Kelly is an Associate with Buro Happold and is currently working from their Dublin office. Upon graduating from University College Dublin in 1999 he joined Buro Happold’s Bath office and was afforded the opportunity to work on the design of a number

of timber projects, most notably the Downland Gridshell. After four years in the UK he transferred to the Middle East and has worked on projects in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE. He is currently involved in the development of a new 50,000 seater stadium at the Lansdowne Road in Dublin.

Gavin KillipGavin has ten years’ experience of energy efficiency and building-integrated renewable energy projects in the voluntary and public sectors, and has reduced energy consumption in his own home by 50% through major refurbishment. He has a BA in Linguistics from

York University and an MSc in Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies from the University of East London, in association with the Centre for Alternative Technology.

He joined the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University in 2004 working on the 40% House project, Building Market Transformation and background research for the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution’s report on the urban environment. His current research focus is the role of small-scale building trades in the low-carbon refurbishment of UK housing, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Carbon Trust.

Beat MathysBeat Mathys was an assistant at the ETH University Zurich from 1994 to 1996, where he worked with Professors Adrian Meyer and Ruggero Tropeano. In 1999 he had diverse lecturing commitments and wrote several publications.

The architectural office ‘Smarch’ was set up in Berne in 1991 under the leadership of Beat Mathys and Ursula Stücheli. Many building contracts have been awarded to the office as the result of competitions. These included the west wing of Berne Central Station - known locally as the Wave - as well as a church in Zuchwil that recently received the ‘Bronze Hare’ cultural prize for architecture.


the speakersPaul NielsonPaul Nielson qualified as a doctor in 1985 and has been a GP since 1989 in Devon. He started converting properties whilst he was a medical student and began working in an ecologically sensitive way around 10 years ago. Paul has built a number of ecological houses with locally-sourced materials using oak and Douglas fir as structure timbers and cedar and larch for cladding. He is most interested in the relationship between aesthetics, design and health and commissioned an eco-holistic hospital, Okehampton Centre for Health, which was opened two years ago by HRH Prince Charles.

Paul seriously believes that interior and exterior environments are intermediately connected and that good design is essential for maintaining a healthy individual.

James PendleburyJames is a graduate of Aberdeen University having gained both his BSc Hons and PhD in the Granite City. He has subsequently worked as a wood scientist, manager and company director in the public, private and NGO sectors, in a range of countries, including the USA, South Africa, the Netherlands and New

Zealand. He joined the Forestry Commission Scotland four years ago as their business policy adviser and was actively involved in biomass, bioenergy and biofuel related policy issues. He then spent 6 months on secondment to the Scottish Executive’s Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department’s Renewables and Consents Policy Unit dealing with the hydrogen and fuel sector before returning to the Forestry Commission and gaining a promotion. He is currently Head of Specialist Advisers in Corporate and Forestry Services and is responsible for a team which provides expert advice at a GB level for policy and practice across a range of subjects including climate change, economics, forest products, biodiversity and social science. The team also manages an annual research investment of £11.6 million, develops cross-UK forestry standards and develops / implements regulations at an EU and GB level in plant health and forest reproductive material.

Alex de Rijke RIBA MA (RCA)Alex is a founding director of de Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects (dRMM). Alex combines leadership of an award-winning practice with ongoing research into contemporary materials, methods of construction and sustainable technologies. His specialisms include: architecture in relation to digital working

methods; the role of architecture in large-scale consultation projects in the public sector; and prefabricated and mobile architecture. He has taught widely and is at present an external examiner at the Architectural Association and London Metropolitan University. At dRMM, Alex focuses on master planning, housing and education sector designs, such as an innovative ‘Exemplar School’ for the DfES Building Schools of the Future programme.

Alex directed the £27m project at Kingsdale School, London, the result of which positioned dRMM as pioneers of school design. Alex works closely with clients, contractors and artists, such as Joep van Lieshout and Richard Woods, and he is adept with complex, demanding briefs. He was recently appointed to the Mayor’s inaugural Design for London Advisory Group.

John RomerJohn initially trained as an engineer and worked for a large civil engineering contractor and in a number of design offices before joining Edward Cullinan Architects in 1987. On qualifying as an architect he worked in a number of architectural practices and taught in Schools of Architecture including the Bartlett and South Bank University.

He has been Project Architect on the design and construction of a wide range of award-winning buildings; including the University of East London Docklands Campus, the Greenwich Millennium School and Health Centre and the Downland Gridshell, the UK’s first permanent Gridshell building (Stirling Prize shortlist, 2002), for the Weald and Download Museum. Recent projects that John has led include ‘Barge Arm’, a BREEAM Excellent residential development, in the historic Gloucester Docks and a feasibility study for Delius SEN Primary School, Bradford. Currently John is working on the design for a low-energy ten storey office block with ground floor retail at Masshouse Circus, Birmingham.

Jean-Luc SandozJean-Luc Sandoz is a Doctor in Sciences and Technology, EPFL, Switzerland. He is also a Timber Engineer and Managing Director of CBS-CBT Group. Concept Bois Structures (CBS), located in France, and Concept Bois Technologies (CBT), located in Switzerland work together to form the engineering group called CBS-CBT. Both companies are focused on the design and construction of timber structures and also on the development of new technologies for the timber industry.

CBS-CBT, with its team of 15 engineers, published more than ten patents along the years, and became a highly skilled and world-famous group. This is the result of a fifteen year long collaboration with the timber engineeringdepartment of the Federal Polytechnical University of Lausanne (EPFL) and the French School of Timber Engineers of Epinal (ENSTIB).

Ruth Slavid ChairRuth Slavid, who has a degree in metallurgy and materials science, has spent all her working life in journalism, most of it related to construction. She is the on-line editor and special projects editor of The Architects’ Journal. Ruth is an author of two books on wood, ‘Wood Architecture’ and ‘Wood

Houses’, both published by Laurence King. Her next book, ‘Micro – very small buildings’ is due to be published in September.

Ed SuttieDr Ed Suttie is the Director of Timber Research at the Building Research Establishment (BRE). He manages a team delivering BRE’s Timber consultancy and research programmes sponsored by industry, construction users, UK Government and the European Commission. Dr Suttie is a member of the Scottish Forest

Industries Cluster Leadership Group and the English Forest Industries Partnerships, where he serves on British and European Standards Committees,


providing UK expert input. He is a working group chairman of European COST Action E37 ‘Sustainability through new technologies for enhanced wood durability’.

Dr Suttie has a degree in Chemistry from the University of York and has a PhD doctoral thesis on the photo-stabilisation of wood from the University of Sussex. He has published widely in the field of timber protection, coatings and wood durability.

Gareth WaltonGareth Walton is Director of the Devon Sustainable Building Initiative (DSBI), an independent not-for-profit organisation that promotes and enables sustainable building in Devon. The DSBI covers residential, commercial and public buildings and all stages of the building cycle - from the

design, approval and construction of buildings through to their use, refurbishment and demolition.

As Director of the DSBI Gareth is closely involved in a number of new developments in Devon which are aiming for reduced CO2 emissions, such as the proposed new communities at Cranbrook near Exeter and Sherford near Plymouth and the new zero carbon Bideford College. The homes at Cranbrook will be built to Level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes with CO2 emissions 25% lower than Building Regulations while the CO2 emissions from the buildings at Sherford will be 25-60% lower than Building Regulations.

Gareth has also actively participated in the development of low and zero carbon policy at a local, regional and national level, including the Government’s target for all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016 and the low and zero carbon policy in the draft Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West. He is currently working on a study on zero carbon new development in Devon for the Devon Strategic Partnership.

Mike WebbMike Webb, Head of Marketing at Econergy, joined the company after a career in the power and motor engineering industries and latterly as Energy Manager at Telford Council. He was instrumental in piloting two of the first biomass heating installations in local authority properties in the Midlands

at Oakengates Leisure Centre and Oakengates Theatre. This confirmed his belief that biomass is the most cost effective way of reducing climate change emissions after basic energy conservation measures and led to him joining this new sustainable energy business.

Sam WhatmoreSam Whatmore is managing director of Forest Fuels Ltd, the largest and most established wood fuel supply company in the South West.

He has developed his expertise and wealth of experience through both owning and

operating a biomass heating system for 5 years and through extensive

trips to both Europe and North America to undertake research where the biomass industry is substantially more developed.

From initial small scale self supply of woodchip to a biomass boiler installed in 2001 at his farm and offices in Devon the business has grown and developed to supply sites from Cornwall to Dorset and north into Gloucestershire. Forest Fuels now generates over 2,500 tonnes per annum of wood fuel supply from a range of sources including forestry residues, sawmill waste and recycled material.

Sam also operates a consultancy and advisory service in all aspects of wood fuel production, processing, handling, storage and delivery with clients including the Eden Project, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall County Councils, Bristol City Council, the MOD, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and a wide range of private individuals and estates.

Due to high energy prices, concerns over fuel security and a political imperative for CO2 emissions reductions, the company has recently become involved in the installation of biomass energy in both substantial government institutions (National Prison Service, NHS) and major social enterprise projects such as new town developments, eg Cranbrook New Town, near Exeter.

Above: Maggie’s Centre, Dundee, Scotland 2003.Architect: Frank Gehry. Photograph: Courtesy of Maggie’s Centres


contributing to resource security...“If building with wood makes sense, the long term security of our timber supplies is increasingly relevant and needs to be planned now. The next ten years is likely to see the lexicon change and ‘resource security’ will displace ‘carbon emissions’ from our focus for one planet living.

“Resource security for timber will depend partly on our capacity to grow our own raw material in the UK. We are a long way from self-sufficiency but we can change the balance through the use we make of our land resource. Two main factors will affect resource security - the area we have under woodland and the way in which woodlands are managed.” Jim Skelton, Director, South West Forest

South West Forest operates over 340,000 hectares of northern Devon and Cornwall. It has a diverse and varied remit, including promoting the creation of new areas of woodland with a view to doubling the area under woodland in a generation. It is also working with partners to find ways of improving the management of our existing woodlands by improving the integrity of the industry. Whilst is it accepted that woodlands have a critical role to play in mitigating environmental damage, the actions of a few carbon offset schemes have unfortunately called the industry’s credibility into question. South West Forest is developing a new programme of carbon offset that offers genuine additional woodland creation, calculated to offset carbon at a realistic rate in the long term.

This initiative is being planned in conjunction with a Community Woodlands Programme, designed to create woodlands as community assets. The woodlands are used as a focal point to engage local people to think about other ways to become more environmentally conscious and live more sustainably.

By implementing projects that enable people to understand and make lifestyle choices that have a long term environmental benefit, South West Forest is seeking to create a cultural shift,

changing and challenging perceptions and enhancing the quality of life of some of our most isolated rural communities. Through creating new jobs, improving and developing skills, supporting local businesses, producers and farmers, the project is enabling significant regeneration across Devon and Cornwall, bringing benefits to a much wider area.

South West Forest is an independent partnership programme hosted by Devon County Council. It is currently funded by Devon County Council, Cornwall County Council, the Forestry Commission, Natural England, the South West of England Regional Development Agency, West Devon Borough Council, North Devon District Council and the Woodland Trust.

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More information about the work of South West Forest is available on www.southwestforest.org.uk


woodfair south west

partnership in practiceThe Woodfair South West Partnership was formed in 2005 to build on the success of a pilot series of woodfairs run by South West Forest at Roadford Lake. The 2005 event attracted over 5,000 visitors and 146 exhibitors and demonstrators, prompting several key questions:

Woodfair Ethos:To showcase opportunities associated with woodlands in the South West to a wide range of

audiences within a framework of rural regeneration. The Woodfair provides a learning and

leisure environment for all ages whilst offering a key commercial opportunity for small and

medium sized rural-based businesses. The desire to actively share information, experience

and best practice with others is a fundamental part of the project’s ethos and planning.

• Howcanthisvaluabletypeofshowcasingevent become economically sustainable in the medium term (2010)?

• Howcantheeventexpandorgrowwhilststill maintaining and embracing an inclusive philosophy? – see below

• Howcanwecapturethetruevalueoftheevent in terms of hard economic outputs and ‘softer’ educational outcomes?

• Howcantheseeconomicbenefitsbeenhanced through a more co-ordinated and partnership approach?

The partnership includes the South West Forest, the Forestry Commission, Exmoor and Dartmoor National Park Authorities, the Blackdown Hills Partnership, the Working the Woods project (operating across Dartmoor, Tamar Valley AONB and South Devon AONB), Quantocks AONB and the National Trust. After discussions, each of the partners agreed to support a project to address these issues: Woodfair South West. In addition to partner funds and resources, Woodfair South West was also granted funding from SW Woodland Renaissance via the South West of England Regional Development Agency.

The two and a half year initiative is delivering a range of ten regional showcase events, varying in size and type. However, the biggest challenge was to hold an event bringing together key industry players to discuss how the role of timber in sustainable construction could be enhanced.

The Woodfair South West partnership joined forces with the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World (also in receipt of SW Woodland Renaissance funding), the Devon Sustainable Building Initiative, the Devon Strategic Housing Group and Carpenter Oak at the end of last year to create a planning group that would determine event logistics.

The result after many months of planning is today’s Building with Wood conference. We hope you will enjoy the experience.

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Below: Images from The Taunton Woodfair event

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forestry commission england

England’s forests offer a rich resource for the construction industry and the potential to stimulate new forms of architecture

Woodland accounts for 12% of land area in Great Britain - only 28% of which is managed by the Forestry Commission. Key to the Forestry Commission’s work is to provide support for the creation and management of woodlands through grant aid and advice on sustainable woodland management, and to develop opportunities for the sector. In addition,

work is being carried out to monitor and evaluate the timber resource and to support programmes with Forest Research and industry research providers to provide detailed information about the technical characteristics of timber and its potential use in various modern engineered timber processes.

Why is timber such an important construction material?

Wood is a natural, environmentally friendly material that is non-toxic, biodegradable, recyclable, thermally efficient, pleasing to look at and easy to work. When is it grown sustainably it competes strongly in environmental terms with alternative construction materials. By encouraging people to buy and use home grown timber we support rural businesses, strengthen communities and help reduce transport costs and emissions spent through transportation.

Wood, wood products and construction timber all retain their ‘locked up’ carbon, use less energy to produce and can substitute for energy demanding materials such as plastics and steel and

in some instances outperform them. Increasing the volumes of sustainably harvested wood, grown and sourced locally, substituting for materials that have high embodied energy, can have an impact on reducing emissions. A study undertaken by The Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management estimates that there could be up to an 86% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions associated with the embodied energy of building materials if timber is specified for internal and external structural elements and fittings wherever possible rather than typical practice Scottish building materials.

Certification is a reliable way to guarantee that timber from anywhere in the world comes from legal and responsibly managed forests and does not put workers, indigenous communities and endangered

wildlife habitats at risk. The Forestry Commission is the only state forest service world wide which is currently fully Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. The Forestry Commission takes care to embed FSC principles into all aspects of woodland management.

Timber provides new and creative ways of designing buildings, its versatile nature ensures that what has always been a traditional building material can lead us into the twenty-first century.

With government proposals for all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016 combined with increasing customer awareness and expectations on the environment, using wood for construction and energy supply has never been so important.

Our native woodlands need active management to optimise

their conservation values by enhancing habitats for

woodland species

The role of the Forestry Commission


Dalby Forest - Visitor Centre

Dalby Forest in North York Moors National Park is a popular visitor attraction. A £4.3 million investment in a cutting edge building has transformed Dalby Forest into a Regional Centre of Excellence. Having opened its doors to the public in April 2007, the centre is being hailed as one of the most eco-friendly buildings in Yorkshire, it incorporates environmental and sustainable features in its construction including a wind turbine, solar panels, rainwater harvesting system, woodfuel boiler, and extensive use of local timber (Larch). The visitor centre has been recognised for its architectural and environmental excellence, and has won the Sustainability award in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Pro-Yorkshire Awards.

Architects: White DesignBuilders: Miller ConstructionProject Managers: Turner Townsend

case studies

Newlands

In partnership with RIBA, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and the Northwest Regional Development Agency, the Forestry Commission has launched a competition for architects to design a suite of visitor facilities for the Brockholes wetland and woodland nature reserve in Preston. This is earmarked for transformation into a visitor attraction of national and international significance under the ‘Newlands’ scheme. Newlands is the largest land regeneration project in the country.

www.forestry.gov.uk/newlands

The provision of publicly accessible green space should be integral to sustainable house building on new development sites

Through the Woodfuel Strategy the Forestry Commission in England has set a target to

bring an additional two million tonnes of woody biomass to

market annually by 2020 – enough to heat more than

250,000 homes


case studies

The Forestry Commission works to improve the lives of people in Britain through the many benefits provided by sustainably-managed woods and forests, including sustainable timber production, public recreation, nature conservation, and rural and community development. It does this by supporting woodland managers with grants, tree felling licences, regulation and advice; promotes the benefits of forests and forestry; and advises Ministers in the UK Government on forestry policy. It manages more than 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of public forest land and is the biggest single provider of countryside recreation.

Affordable Homes in the New Forest - work underway

A unique and key feature of the New Forest is commoning. This is undertaken by commoners who have rights, based on the location of their residence, to put out animals to graze in the open forest. Commoning is vital in maintaining the character of the New Forest landscape and its habitats and a key part of the cultural heritage of the area. In order to accommodate and encourage younger commoners to continue the tradition, affordable housing is needed.

Two new houses have been designed that fit with the surrounding landscape, and will mellow with age, but use a mix of traditional building materials and vernacular building forms with an exciting contemporary internal design. They will be constructed from

timber taken directly from the local forest and sawn in a local mill, thereby reducing the timber miles used. They will meet level three of the Building Research Establishment’s code for sustainable homes and maximum insulation standards and will feature ground source heating and rainwater harvesting as standard. Construction is due to commence later this year.

Architects: Roderick James

Wood is a sustainable material for construction and energy supply

A recent report commissioned by the Regional Assembly states that the South West has the potential to be a world leader in zero carbon housing development and biomass fuels like wood chip will be the dominant renewable energy source for new developments built to zero carbon standards.

Woodland cover in the South West has doubled in the last century and it has 20% of all England’s woodland. It has been estimated that 576,000m3 of timber are harvested each year though potentially almost double this amount is biologically available.

The potential resource in the South West

Current UK total wood production is around 9 million tonnes of which is 95% conifer and 5% broadleaf

The end use for this wood is roughly split as follows:

Softwood logs 60%

Hardwood logs 1%

Wood based panels 16%

Paper products 6%

Other (inc. fencing and fuelwood) 17% Whilst England grows most of the country’s hardwood logs it also produces around 20% of the UK’s conifer logs.


With the drive for renewable energy in the UK, woodfuel is experiencing a renaissance, providing an economical alternative to fossil fuels. Woodfuel can substitute for fossil fuels helping to lower carbon emissions.

Forestry Commission England launched a ‘Woodfuel Strategy for England’ in March 2007, aiming to bring an additional two million tonnes of wood for energy to market annually by 2020. This would save 400,000 tonnes of carbon every year – the equivalent of 3.6 million barrels of crude oil and enough to supply 250,000 homes with energy. To achieve this target we will focus our efforts on the potential wood resource available in the 60% of English woodlands that are currently under-managed.

Using wood from well-managed woods provides a renewable source of fuel as well as giving woodland owners an incentive to manage their land productively and improve conditions for wildlife. Good woodland management allows more light to reach the forest floor leading to an increase in woodland flowers, insects and animals. Bringing more of England’s woodlands into active management could help support wildlife in one of our richest habitats. Research published last year showed how flora and woodland birds are

suffering from lack of woodland management in many of our native woods, whilst many woodland butterflies are in steep decline.

The UK Government is committed to combating climate change by reducing carbon emissions by 20% below 1990 levels by 2010 and 60% by 2050. As heat accounts for around 47% of the UK’s total carbon emissions – renewable heat can make a big difference. The most effective and beneficial use of woodfuel is for local heat generation.

Carbon released by burning woodfuel in modern, efficient systems is re-absorbed by growing trees in a cycle that reduces the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere. There is some carbon released during the harvesting and processing activities but this negligible - particularly when compared to fossil fuels such as coal or oil.

Woodfuel provides a potential market for not only the untapped resource locked up within unmanaged woodland, but also arboricultural debris and clean recovered wood, e.g. from used pallets. At the moment much of this wood is treated as waste and dumped in landfill sites, so as it is increasingly used for fuel we will not only cut carbon emissions but also reduce pressure on landfill.

Whilst renewable energy and carbon saving are the main objectives, utilising the resource in England’s woodlands achieves a great deal more. With rising energy costs, woodfuel could save money as well as carbon.

Using renewable energy is a way that people and local communities can take action to reduce carbon emissions and adopt more sustainable lifestyles. The Government calls this approach ‘one planet living’ – taking on the challenge to live within the planet’s means. Installing a woodfuel boiler is a practical step that can be taken to make a contribution.

woodfuela clean, efficient and renewable energy source

Left: The Chairman of the Forestry Commission, Lord Clark of Windermere, demonstrating the use of woodchips at Dalby.

Wood for fuel – using wood as a substitute for fossil fuels can save carbon, improve woodland biodiversity, reduce landfill and help communicate sustainable living messages

The Biomass Energy Centre (established by the Forestry Commission) provides a ‘one stop shop’ on biomass derived solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and associated conversion technologies. For practical and technical information on woodfuel go to www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk


ccanw

wood culture“A culture is no better than its woods.” W.H. Auden (1907-73)

CCANW opened a Project Space in 2006 in Haldon Forest Park near Exeter, the first phase of an exciting, long-term partnership with the Forestry Commission. The Project Space is the base for an integrated artistic and educational programme which covers all art forms and takes place there, in the forest and other locations and includes exhibitions, residencies, projects, workshops, live events and talks. CCANW welcomed 30,000 visitors/participants to its Project Space in its first year with many others engaging with other events in the forest.

In May 2007, with the benefit of a special grant from South West Woodland Renaissance, it launched Wood Culture, an ambitious year-long festival celebrating the beauty, usefulness and sustainability of wood in contemporary architecture and design. The programme comprises of a series of exhibitions, events and activities designed to be engaging to everyone, from those with a professional interest to the youngest visitor.

The Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World is an innovative educational charity which uses the Arts to explore new understandings of our place within Nature.


Left: CCANW’s Project Space in Haldon Forest Park, adapted by Harris McMillan Architects, Exeter from an existing 40 year-old building. Image © Chris Lewis.

Right: Geodesic Dome Construction. One of a series of family workshops using timber organised by CCANW during August in Haldon Forest Park. Image © Clive Adams.

The first exhibition in the series, Wood Wisdom, researched by White Design/Bristol, focussed on the rich history of timber construction, from Neolithic trackways, medieval buildings to ship and aeroplane building. It also showed how timber growing, new technologies – such as glulam and computer-aided design – and the use of wood in construction and as fuel, can provide considerable environmental benefits, particularly in helping to reduce global warming.

The second, Inspiring Futures, researched by Juliet Bidgood of NEAT, was CCANW’s selection of twelve of the most inspiring examples of contemporary European timber architecture. These projects were selected by a panel of architecture, engineering and forestry experts from a survey of recent European timber architecture. After a showing at this conference, the exhibition goes on to the Architecture Centre, Bristol 16 October – 11 November and then tours.

Above: Wood Wisdom exhibition at CCANW’s Project Space. Image © Chris Lewis.


Projects were chosen that made enlightening and inspiring use of timber and demonstrated the beauty and usefulness of this material. The projects came from Austria, Germany, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, Russia and the UK and showed how the challenge of building sustainably is being met across Europe.

The selection was intentionally diverse and included buildings of different scales and with very different uses. In assembling these examples it was not CCANW’s aim to identify a single style or approach to architecture but rather to capture examples of design teams taking timber to its limits in different ways. We also wished to highlight the ambition needed on the part of all those who initiate

Projects were chosen that made enlightening and

inspiring use of timber and demonstrated

the beauty and usefulness of this

material

Left: ‘Wave’ for Bern, Westgate Main Station, Switzerland, 2005. Architect: Smarch. Image © Beat Mathys. One of three major civic projects in the group Unexpected Departures which demonstrated how timber can match steel in strength and durability.

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Above: ‘Kärsämäki Church’, Finland, 2004. Architects: Anssi Lassila, Lassila Hirvilammi Architects. Image © Jussi Tiainen. One of three public buildings in the group which showed how a client can influence the technical and creative scope of a building.

Above: Inspiring Futures exhibition at CCANW’s Project Space. Image © Chris Lewis.


building projects. Often it was both the client and the design team who had seized the opportunity to make these inspiring buildings.

Unsurprisingly, perhaps, many of these projects came from the most densely forested areas of Europe where building in wood and the local sourcing of timber was integral to design practice. They provided a useful benchmark for UK practice where this is yet to become commonplace.

The twelve projects were organised in four groups of three to highlight common themes and to exemplify the different ways that they might stretch our understanding of the potential of timber. By exposing how creative, intellectual, political and regional communities develop new ideas and techniques we hope to inspire others to take up the challenge of working with this most ancient and modern material.

A fully illustrated, 48 page catalogue of the Inspiring Futures exhibition has been produced, price £5. It includes an essay by Oliver Lowenstein who has written on contemporary timber architecture for many years and runs Fourth Door Review www.fourthdoor.co.uk.

The final two exhibitions in the Wood Culture series will focus on the use of timber in other forms of design and on the contribution its use can make in creating new sustainable architecture – including affordable housing – in the South West of England.

Above: ‘Downland Gridshell’, Weald and Downland Museum, Sussex, United Kingdom, 2002. Architect: Edward Cullinan Architects. Image © Richard Learoyd. One of three projects in the group Evolving Ideas which showed how central the collaboration of architect, engineer and maker is to the process of designing innovative buildings.

Right: ‘Ölzbündt Mixed Use Housing’, Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria, 1997. Architect: Hermann Kaufmann.Image © Ignacio Martinez. One of three projects in the group Material to Hand which showed an engagement with timber as a local resource but brought to it an experimental energy.

For further details contactCCANW, Haldon Forest Park, Exeter EX6 7XR. T: 01392 832277 E: [email protected] www.ccanw.co.uk


Contact TRADA, Stocking Lane, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4ND.Tel: +44 (0)1494 569600 Fax: +44 (0)1494 565487 Email: [email protected]

The Partnership currently has 35 members covering growers, processors, the public sector and end users from construction, fuel and tourism industries. The thrust of our current work is the administration of £2 million of investment part funded by the South West Regional Development Agency. Money is being invested in diverse proposals including income generation from tourism, capital investment in timber processing and promotional work such as Building With Wood and Wood Culture. The Partnership also undertakes the following work:

• advisingoninvestmentproposals• brokeringoftimberintoenduseswhereusershave

not used regional timber (or timber at all) before• actingasanindustryvoiceonbehalfofthesectorintheSW• increasingeconomic,technicalandmarketknowledge

within and about the industry• fosteringpublicrecognitionandsupportforforestryas

an important, sustainable land-use industry• increasethevalueoftheindustrytotheregional

economy and environment.

Further information on the Partnership, investment or timber purchasing advice callJez Ralph or Bob Barrett on 01579 372100 or [email protected]

Woodland Renaissance is a partnership of economic interests in the forestry and timber industries in South West England

Established more than 70 years ago, TRADA is an internationally recognised authority on timber and wood products. A not-for-profit, membership-based organisation, its strength lies in its unique position in the construction sector. TRADA’s membership encompasses companies and individuals across the entire wood supply/use chain, from foresters and sawmillers, through merchants and manufacturers, to architects, engineers and specifiers.

The Association is recognised by construction industry professionals as a leading source of authoritative information and guidance on timber and its website at www.trada.co.uk

contains a wealth of technical information, largely available free of charge to members and registered users. The website attracts more than 39,000 visits a month.

TRADA’s services are delivered by TRADA Technology Ltd, which in turn offers large and small scale structural testing, product testing and development, materials and product evaluation and design guidance, as well as condition surveys on site, expert witness services and a range of training courses. Through its specialist TRADA frameCHECK division, it is an acknowledged expert in timber frame construction.

The Timber Research and Development Association


Devon is a county with a unique environment and vibrant communities. It is also part of one of the fastest growing regions in the country. One result is that in Devon average house prices are 11 times earnings making it one of the most unaffordable places to buy a home in the UK. The SW is the only region in the country with above average house prices but below average incomes. (NHF-SW Housing Time bomb 2006.) We all face the double challenge of increasing supply and finding sustainable solutions to the affordable housing needs of the people of Devon.

The Devon Strategic Housing Group (DSHG) is an Affordable Housing

Partnership, recently merged with the Devon Rural Housing Partnership. DSHG is made up of the seven District Councils in Devon, the Dartmoor National Park, Torbay Council, Exeter and Plymouth City Councils, Devon County Council, Housing Associations and the Community Council of Devon all working together to improve the delivery of affordable housing in Devon.

DSHG supports innovation and good practice in the delivery of affordable housing. We welcome this event’s promotion of innovation and improved understanding of the use of timber in sustainable construction, and potential contribution to Devon’s economy.

Devon Strategic Housing Group

For more information visit www.dshg.org.uk

Innovation in Devon - Oak Meadow

This award winning housing scheme was completed by DCHA in 2005 and consists of 28 houses and flats and a six one bed supported housing project built to high environmental standards.

Designed by the Architects Gale and Snowden, built by Midas and on land provided by North Devon District Council.

See www.dcha.co.uk/sustain/oak.htm

The Devon Sustainable Building Initiative (DSBI) is an independent not-for-profit organisation that promotes and enables sustainable building in Devon. It was formed in 2005 by a partnership of local authorities, Devon’s two universities, businesses, charitable organisations and interested individuals. Its remit covers residential, commercial and public buildings and all stages of the building cycle - from the design, approval and construction through to the use, refurbishment and demolition of buildings.

The DSBI has experience of working with the construction industry and related professions to improve the sustainability of construction projects within Devon. It has provided support and advice to planning authorities and developers involved in Devon’s proposed new communities of 2,900 homes at

Cranbrook near Exeter and 5,500 homes at Sherford near Plymouth, where its involvement has been crucial in delivering better sustainability outcomes.

The DSBI offers:

• aone-stopshopforinformation• adviceandconsultancyonsustainablebuildingprojects

and policies• adirectoryofsustainablebuildingcontacts• aregularnewsletter• briefingsonlatestpolicydevelopmentsandnetworking

events for members• conferences,seminarsandworkshops• casestudyvisitstosustainablebuildings.

Contact Gareth Walton, Director, Devon Sustainable Building Initiative (DSBI)Tel: 0788 6672577 Email: [email protected] www.sustainablebuild.org


RIBA South West is pleased to endorse the Building With Wood conference, and applauds the wealth of talent on offer amongst the speakers and contributors.

The RIBA represents over 2000 chartered architects in Devon, Cornwall, Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset, and seeks to advance architecture nationally and within the south west, working in partnership with other organisations.

The RIBA is also committed to being a climate change champion promoting sustainable construction methods across the south west.

BRE is the UK’s leading centre of expertise for construction, the built environment, sustainability, energy, fire and many associated issues. We provide research, consultancy, information and testing services to customers worldwide.

We have comprehensive, integrated capabilities for timber and construction related research and consultancy. We are involved in projects ranging from the evaluation of the sustainability of wood products and properties of new available species, to the structural performance, service life and behaviour of modern products.

Our extensive knowledge and involvement in innovative projects means that we can provide cutting-edge support and advice throughout the timber life cycle, including:

ProcessingEngineering Specification Wood performance Resource efficiency and management of timber

For further details on how we can help T: +44 (0)1923 664000E: [email protected]

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Making Wood Work

www.bre.co.uk

For more information contact us atRIBA South West, PO Box 590, Exeter EX5 3WW

Tel: 0844 800 2767 Email: [email protected]

www.architecture.com


Further information can be found on www.confor.org.uk or call us on 0131 524 8080

The Confederation of Forest Industries (ConFor) is the voice of the UK’s forest industries, representing around 2,000 members from all parts of the timber supply chain, including growers, woodland managers, suppliers, contractors, harvesters, primary and secondary processors and students. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in trees, woodland, forestry or timber.

The core objectives are to:• helpbuildthemarketfortimber,timberproductsand

forest services• improvegovernmentpoliciestowardsourindustry• helpmembersbecomemoreprofitable.

ConFor is staffed by a team based across the UK, with a regional structure for members’ benefit and participation. ConFor’s work is enhanced by selective partnerships with many other industry bodies, especially so in market development, where it supports the Wood for Good timber promotion campaign and the related Wood for Gold campaign which targets opportunities for the use of wood in the London Olympics, among other things.

The burgeoning woodfuel market is another opportunity in which ConFor plays a key role while also participating in various regional initiatives.


As one of Europe’s leading designers of healthcare and education buildings, Nightingale Associates is excited to be a part of the Building With Wood Conference 2007, and supports the promotion of timber in improving the sustainability of the built environment.

www.nightingaleassociates.com

Milton Keynes NHS Walk-In Centre

Winner of the Award for Outstanding

Contribution to the Healthcare Environment,

Building Better Healthcare Awards 2006

...would welcome the opportunity to assist you at the earliest possible stage of your project.

Please contact Richard Arnold on01884 35051 or 07971 [email protected]

www.devonecobuild.co.uk


participantsBREEd Suttie, Chris Holland and Geoff CooperCentre for Materials & EngineeringBucknalls Lane, Garston, Watford, HertsWD25 9XXT: 01923 664 200F: 01923 664 681 E: [email protected] www.bre.co.uk Research-based consultancy, testing and product development for the timber industry.

Buro Happold Consultants LtdOliver KellyThe Father Matthew Hall, Church Street, Dublin 7, IrelandT: 00353 1871 6900F: 00353 1871 6999E: [email protected] www.burohappold.com

Carpenter Oak LtdStuart VoadenThe Framing Yard, East Cornworthy, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7HFT: 01803 732 900F: 01803 732 901E: [email protected] and manufacturers of contemporary and traditional structural timber frames for buildings etc.

CCANW Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural WorldHaldon Forest Park, Exeter, Devon EX6 7XRT: 01392 832 277E: [email protected]

Centre for Sustainable Energy David ClubbThe CREATE Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XNT: 0117 929 9950F: 0117 929 9114E: [email protected]

Concepts Bois StructureJean-Luc Sandoz4 Rue Longs Champs,25140 Les Ecorces, FranceT: 0033 381 440 340F: 0033 381 440 242 www.cbs-cbt.com

ConFor (Confederation of Forest Industries)Chris Roberts c/o Houghton Cottage, Ringmore, Kingsbridge, Devon TQ7 4HHT: 01548 810 403 www.confor.org.ukThe voice of the timber growing and processing industries in the UK.

Cornwall Sustainable Building Trust (CSBT)Old Richard Lander School, Tresawles Road, Truro TR1 3LDT: 01872 277000F: 01872 271200E: [email protected]

Coyle Timber Products LtdJoe CoyleBassett Farm, Claverton, BathBA2 7BJT: 01225 427 409F: 01225 427 410E: [email protected]

Devon Sustainable Building Initiative (DSBI)Gareth WaltonClock Tower, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4QDT: 07886 672 577E: [email protected] not-for-profit organisation that promotes and enables sustainable building in Devon.

dRMM ArchitectsAlex de Rijkede Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects1 Centaur Street, London SE1 7EGT: 020 7803 0777F: 020 7803 0666E: [email protected]

Ecomerchant Ltd Head Hill Road, Goodnestone, Faversham, Kent ME13 9BUT: 01795 530 130F: 01795 530 430E: [email protected] building materials including high performance joinery.

EconergyMike WebbUnit 12, St. George’s Tower, Hatley St. George, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 3SHT: 0870 0545 554F: 0870 0545 553E: [email protected]

Ecos TrustOld Town Hall, Bow Street, Langport, Somerset TA10 9PRT: 01458 259400F: 01458 253401E: [email protected] www.ecostrust.org.uk

Edward Cullinan Architects 1 Baldwin Terrace, London N1 7RUT: 020 7704 1975F: 020 7354 2739E: [email protected]

Environmental Change InstituteGavin KillipLower Carbon FuturesOxford University Centre for the Environment Environmental Change Institute, OUCE, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QYT: 01865 275 848F: 01865 275 850E: [email protected]

Eurban ConstructionJonathan FovargueUnit 1, 33 Waterson Street, London E2 8HTT: 020 7749 3929F: 020 7749 3928E: [email protected]

Evolution HousingPaul Nielson T: 01837 52233 E: [email protected]

Forest Fuels LtdSam WhatmoreGrascott Farm, Shebbear, Beaworthy, Devon EX21 5RWT: 01409 261 977E: [email protected]

Forestry CommissionJustin Gilbert Biometrics Division, Forest Research Northern Research Station, Roslin, MidlothianEH25 9SYT: 0131 445 6996F: 01314 455 124E: [email protected]

Forestry CommissionDr James PendleburyCorporate & Forestry Support, 231 Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh EH12 7ATT: 01313 340 303F: 01313 164 344E: [email protected]

Forestry Commission England Josephine Melville-SmithForest Office, Bucks Horn Oak, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LST: 01420 23 666F: 01420 22 082E: [email protected]/englandThe Forestry Commission is committed to raising awareness of the role of timber in construction.

Frame UKRichard ChapmanJenson House, Cardrew Ind. Estate, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 1SST: 01209 310 560F: 01209 310 561E: [email protected] www.frameuk.newmediaconcepts.co.uk/home/Designers and manufacturers of sustainable, eco-friendly timber frame building structures.

Future Foundations Lesley SeymourSterling House, Dix’s Field, Exeter, Devon EX1 1QAT: 07775 645 954E: lesley.seymour@sustainabilitysouthwest.org.ukwww.futurefoundations.co.ukRegional partnership for sustainable construction.


Greenheart Design and Build Partnership Bill Flinn79 Effingham Road, St. Andrews, Bristol BS6 5AYE: [email protected]

Helsinki University of TechnologyPekka Heikkinen www.tkk.fi/English

Hemingway DesignWayne Hemingway15 Wembley Park Drive, Wembley HA9 8HDT: 020 8903 1074F: 020 8903 1076E: [email protected]

Lodgico LtdRobert Clarke The Stores, Village Street, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 0DGT: 01271 326 343F: 01271 326 425E: [email protected] house suppliers representing Honka from Finland.

Napier UniversityIvor DaviesRoom E39, Merchiston Campus, 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh EH10 5DTE: [email protected]

Norbord Ltd Station Road, Cowie, StirlingFK7 7BQT: 01786 812 921F: 01786 815 622E: [email protected], a leading manufacturer of engineered wood-based panels using FSC sourced material.

Rawnsley Woodland ProductsTino RawnsleyThe Solar Sawmill, Little Trewithen Farm Yard,St Wenn, Bodmin PL30 5PL T: 01208 815 830 E: [email protected] www.cornishwoodland.co.uk

Regen SWAnna Halcro-Johnston7 Barnfield Crescent, Exeter, Devon EX1 1QTT: 01392 494 399F: 01392 420 111E: [email protected]

Renewable Energy 4 Devon (RE4D)Melanie SealeyDevon County Council, Lucombe House, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4QWT: 01392 382 391F: 01392 382 135E: [email protected] www.re4d.orgRE4D supports renewable energy development in Devon, linking local supply and demand.

RIBA South WestPO Box 590, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3WWT: 0844 800 2767E: [email protected] www.architecture.com

Smarch, Mathys & StücheliBeat MathysArchiteckten Bsa eth sia, Neuengasse 41 3011, Bern, SwitzerlandT: 0041 3131 29600F: 0041 3131 29601E: [email protected]

South West ForestCookworthy Forest Centre, Beaworthy,Devon EX21 5UXT: 01409 221 896F: 01409 221 [email protected] Helping to grow a sustainable woodland economy, environment and culture in North Devon and North Cornwall.

South West Woodland Renaissance (SWWR) Kyl Cober Park, Stoke Climsland, Callington, Cornwall PL17 8PHT: 01579 372100E: [email protected]/woodland_renaissance.php

Stewart Milne Timber SystemsJason Bassett Falcon House,Curbridge Business Park, Downs Road, Whitney, Oxfordshire OX29 7WJT: 01865 303 900F: 01865 303 999E: [email protected]

The Architects’ JournalRuth SlavidGreater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7EJT: 020 7728 4572 www.architectsjournal.co.uk

TRADA - the Timber Research and Development AssociationLouise GovierChiltern House, Stocking Lane, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe, Bucks HP14 4NDT: 01494 569 600F: 01494 565 487E: [email protected] is an internationally recognised membership-based organisation on timber and wood products.

University of ExeterDr John BlewittSchool of Education and Lifelong Learning, Heavitree Road, Exeter, Devon EX1 2LUT: 01392 262 844F: 01392 264 792E: [email protected]

White Design Nick JamesThe Proving House, 101 Sevier Street, Bristol BS2 9LBT: 0117 954 7333F: 0117 954 7338E: [email protected]

Woodfair South WestCookworthy Forest Centre, Beaworthy, Devon EX21 5UXT: 01409 221 896F: 01409 221 269E: [email protected] of a series of regional events promoting woodlands and their wide range of products and services.

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The Ideal Lift Frame for timber buildings is a unique and innovative system that replaces traditional lift shaft construction, allowing for the cumulative effect of settlement in timber framed buildings, reducing disturbance and cracking around each lift entrance, which, in time requires costly repairs.

The Ideal Lift Frame eradicates the need for load bearing masonry or a fabricated steel shaft, and the many attendances required in traditional lift shaft construction, including - scaffolding, inserts, ladders and a precisely built-in lifting beam. It also eliminates the requirement for separate on-site testing and SWL marking of the lifting beam.

• Reductionofbuildingworksrequiredpriortoinstallation• Ultimateflexibilityinthelocationofthelift• Greaterspeedofconstruction• Greaterpredictabilityoftimeandcost• Reducedrelianceontraditionalskills• Allowanceforshrinkagewhenfittedwithintimberframe

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The Ideal Lift Frame includes everything for the lift shaft, even the shaft lighting.

The advantages fortimber framed buildings:

The ideal lift solution for timber framed buildings


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