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Deliver with precision to maintain low carbon and safe outcomes

To get the most from the Implementation Framework explore strategies and actions across each project phase to see how the Principles for Responsible Timber Construction can be applied.

Strategies

Strategy 4.2 Deliver with precision to maintain low carbon and safe outcomes

Delivering timber construction with precision ensures that low-carbon, safe, and high-quality outcomes are achieved on-site. By optimising prefabrication, logistics, and installation sequencing, project teams can protect the integrity of mass timber components, minimise waste, and preserve the carbon stored in timber throughout the construction process. Off-site manufacturing reduces errors, enhances safety conditions, and enables faster, cleaner assembly, while digital tools such as 3D modelling and data tracking support accurate material management and documentation. This strategy reinforces construction excellence, ensuring that the sustainability goals defined during design and procurement are fully realised during delivery. Collecting data on waste, transport, and energy use also provides measurable evidence of performance, supporting continuous improvement and whole life cycle reporting. Precision-driven delivery demonstrates leadership in responsible timber construction, translating ambition into verified, low-carbon, resilient building outcomes.

Principles for Responsible Timber Construction included in this strategy

Stakeholders

Actions

Phase 4 Strategy 4.2 Developers Contractors Designers

Use prefabrication and other deisgn methods for structural timber components to reduce waste and improve quality control

Tools and Guidance
Principles included in this strategy
  • Accounting for Whole Life Cycle

Phase 4 Strategy 4.2 Insurers

Adjust premiums based on carbon reduction, durability, and safety performance of timber systems to reflect actual risk

Tools and Guidance
Principles included in this strategy
  • Accounting for Whole Life Cycle

Phase 4 Strategy 4.2 Cities & Policymakers

Commission third-party sourcing audits during construction. Require documentation of certified timber deliveries and share data through open databases

Tools and Guidance
Principles included in this strategy
  • Accounting for Whole Life Cycle

Phase 4 Strategy 4.2 Contractors

Implement just-in-time logistics, digital QA systems, and moisture control protocols to avoid losses and material degradation

Tools and Guidance
Principles included in this strategy
  • Accounting for Whole Life Cycle

Phase 4 Strategy 4.2 Designers

Ensure all design tolerances and detailing protect timber from moisture and damage during assembly

Tools and Guidance
Principles included in this strategy
  • Accounting for Whole Life Cycle