Join ACAN for a webinar as part of their Less Monoculture, More Biodiversity campaign. How can foresters, sawmills and timber suppliers adapt and prefigure the regenerative forests we need for our futures?
The ACAN Natural Materials and Ecology Groups are joined by Jez Ralph of Evolving Forests and Tom Barnes of Vastern Timber for an online discussion.
Topics include:
– Timber processing at various scales, sawmill distribution and requirements in the UK
– Concerns and hopes for timber construction material supply as the industry decarbonises
– Innovative approaches to improve supply and affordability of resilient timber from healthy forests
– The economic landscape of timber supply and how a regenerative future fits and/or alters it
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About the speakers:
Jez Ralph is a researcher, educator and founder of Evolving Forests. He is passionate about developing products, supply chain processes and forestry techniques that instigate landscape evolution for ecological and societal health. He has over 20 years experience working with leading foresters, architects, manufacturers and in education, including close work with the Architectural Association at Hooke Park in SW England.
Tom Barnes is the managing director of his family business Vastern Timber. He has over 20 years experience in the timber supply industry and is passionate about local production and manufacture that support local woodlands, forests and communities. He also led on his company’s series of educational short films ‘Wood for the Trees’, which explores a range of issues within future alternative forestry techniques.