Whole-Life Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction and Removal Strategies for Buildings: Impacts and Diffusion Potentials Across EU Member States

Introduction Whole-life greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies for buildings are essential for achieving EU climate targets. This resource examines the impacts and diffusion potentials of…

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Construction Stored Carbon Certification Protocol

The Construction Stored Carbon Certification Protocol provides a structured framework for certifying the Net Carbon Removal Benefit (NCRB) of biobased construction projects. Developed by the…

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Commercial Timber Guidebook

The Commercial Timber Guidebook is a technical resource designed to help developers, designers, and project teams integrate timber into commercial building projects. Timber offers significant…

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The Mass Timber Insurance Playbook (U.S. Edition)

Summary The Mass Timber Insurance Playbook – U.S. Edition provides a comprehensive guide for insuring mass timber buildings. It is tailored for owners, insurers, builders,…

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Understanding and Advancing Cost-Effective Timber Construction

Summary This report evaluates the financial and technical aspects of timber construction to support its competitive integration in the housing market. It explores benchmark comparisons,…

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Covenant Timber Construction MRA 2021-2025

The Covenant for Timber Construction under the MRA 2021–2025 framework sets clear guidelines for sustainable building practices. This resource outlines its objectives, compliance requirements, and…

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Built by Nature Annual Summit 2024

Annual Summit #BbN24

On November 7, 2024, the Built by Nature Annual Summit brought together frontrunners from across the timber and biobased construction industry. This page is dedicated…

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Future of Timber

The Future of Timber initiative by Evolving Forests investigates the current and future outlook of timber in the built environment by engaging with over 200…

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Building constructed of wood. Valuing Construction Stored Carbon

Valuing Construction-Stored Carbon

Construction-stored carbon (CSC) valuation is gaining traction in the real estate industry and among policymakers at various levels as a potential incentive for using timber…

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Looking at the sky through trees. highlighting the build environment as a climate solution.

Short films showing the increasing focus on our built environment as a climate solution

We are proud to support a new trilogy of short films showing the increasing focus on our built environment as a climate solution, documenting Spanish…

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Roof structure using sweeping longspan timber-steel hybrid arches. Sustainable construction materials in Europe and North America

Promoting sustainable building materials and the implications on the use of wood in buildings

This report explores how policies and market initiatives promoting sustainable building materials influence the role of wood in construction. It looks at opportunities for timber…

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Safeguarding against harm in climate smart forestry - the image shows social safeguard options.

Safeguarding against harm in climate smart forestry

Environmental and social safeguards to prevent harm and encourage benefits of forestry. Climate-smart forestry aims to balance carbon benefits with ecological and social responsibility. This…

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Paul King – CEO of Built by Nature