About this event
What if the carbon stored in timber and other bio-based materials could be measured, certified and traded as a real climate asset?
Biogenic materials such as timber contain carbon that has been removed from the atmosphere and stored within products and buildings. There is growing interest in how this stored carbon can be properly accounted for, independently verified and recognised as a meaningful climate benefit. This webinar brings together some of the leading organisations working in this area.
Hear from the BioComposites Centre, who will introduce why stored biogenic carbon matters and who is quantifying it. Grown in Britain’s Biogenic Stored Carbon Quotient (BSCQ) provides an independently verified way to quantify long-term carbon stored in buildings, while Woodknowledge Wales’ ROOT to Market is creating new routes to market for regenerative and low-carbon materials. Alongside this, Woodknowledge Wales is exploring how stored carbon in timber could become a tradable asset, connecting those with stored carbon to buyers of the resulting carbon credits.
Why join?
- Get up to speed with some of the latest developments in biogenic carbon.
- Hear directly from organisations developing new approaches to certification, procurement and carbon markets.
- Explore what these developments could mean for your projects, products or business.
- Put your questions to the speakers in a live Q&A.
Who is it for?
The webinar will be relevant to architects, engineers, specifiers, manufacturers, developers, clients, policymakers and others interested in timber, natural materials, carbon accounting, procurement and the transition to a lower-carbon built environment.
Programme
12.00 Welcome to the webinar – Simon Corbey, Executive Director, ASBP
12.05 Stored biogenic carbon: why does storage matter, and who quantifies it? – Dr Morwenna Spear, Research Fellow, BioComposites Centre, Bangor University
12.20 Introducing Grown in Britain and the Biogenic Stored Carbon Quotient – Rachel Lawrence, Business Manager, and Dougal Driver, CEO, Grown in Britain
12.35 Introducing ROOT to Market – Diana Waldron, Head of Built Environment, Woodknowledge Wales
12.45 Stored carbon as a tradeable asset – Paul Brannen, Consultant, Woodknowledge Wales
12.55 Q&A
13.15 Close
Key details
- Date: Thursday 8th October 2026
- Timings: 12:00-13:15
- Location: Online (via Zoom)
- Costs: Free for ASBP members, £20+VAT for members of partner organisations*, £30+VAT general admission
*Partner organisations include: Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), AECB – Association for Environment Conscious Building, British Woodworking Federation, CIBSE, The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), CIRIA, Fit for the Future Network, Finishes and Interiors Sector, Good Homes Alliance, Institute of Demolition Engineers, Interior Design Declares – UK, National Federation of Demolition Contractors, natureplus, Passivhaus Trust, SuperHomes, Sustainable Traditional Building Alliance, The Green Register, Timber Development UK and Woodknowledge Wales.
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