WoodBUILD 2023: Trees, timber & the transition to zero carbon

Date: Wednesday 12th July-Thursday 13th July   Time: All day   Location: Lampeter, Wales

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WoodBUILD is back and better than ever!

Since the first WoodBUILD event in 2016, this conference and expo has become the premium timber industry and low carbon housing event in Wales. Previously held in person before the pandemic, the event switched to an online format delivered as a mix of online events (webinars and masterclasses). We are pleased to announce that WoodBUILD is back in-person, bigger and better than ever. We have organised two-days packed with enticing speakers, exhibitors and a series of plenary and parallel sessions. The aim of WoodBUILD is to inspire, create new business opportunities, offer a collaborative platform for all participants and to share information on current and future Welsh Government policies.

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE VIA EVENTBRITE 

Conference Programme:

DAY 1 – Wednesday 12th July

• Trees and timber construction in a climate emergency
  • 09. 00 Arrival, registration and refreshments
  • 09.00 – 9.45 Exhibition & Demonstrations
• Plenary 1 – Welcome to WoodBUILD 2023
  • 10.00 – 10.15 Conference Welcome to Day 1 – Gary Newman (Woodknowledge Wales)
  • 10.15 – 10.45 Exhibitor elevator pitches (2 minutes each)
• Keynote Speaker
  • 10.45 – 11.15 Hans Schellnhuber (Potsdam Climate Institute) – The new Bauhaus and the role of forestry and timber in a climate emergency (TBC)
• Morning Break – 11.15 – 11.45
• Parallel Sessions (morning): 11.45 – 13.00
  • Parallel Session 1: Forestry & Timber Workshop
    • Title: Wood and the circular economy
    • Chair: Katherine Adams (Alliance of Sustainable Building Products)
  • Parallel Session 2: Manufacturing Workshop
    • Title: Resilience challenges of building with timber (fire & water)
    • Chair: Simon Corbey (Alliance of Sustainable Building Products)
  • Parallel Session 3: Construction Workshop
    • Title: Passivhaus, IAQ & mould risk reduction.
    • Chair: Alun Watkins (Passivhaus Trust)
• Lunch – 13.00 – 14.00
• Plenary 2
  • 14.00 – 14.40 Keynote speaker: Colin Haslam (Foundational Economy Research Limited). Trees and timber and the foundational economy
• Parallel Sessions (afternoon): 14.45 – 16.00
  • Parallel Session 4: Forestry & Timber Workshop
    • Title: Future resilient forests (Based upon work of Woodknowledge Wales Forestry Advisory Group)
    • Chair: Christiane Lellig (Woodknowledge Wales)
  • Parallel Session 5: Manufacturing Workshop
    • Title: Flat pack or volumetric?
    • Chair: Andrew Carpenter (Structural Timber Association)
  • Parallel Session 6: Construction Workshop
    • Title: Retrofit for Performance.
    • Chair: Julie Godefroy (Julie Godefroy Sustainability)
• Afternoon Break (Exhibition and Demonstrations) – 16.00 – 16.30
• Plenary 3
  • 16.30 – 17.15 The New Lampeter Timber Development Centre
• Conference Day 1 Closing: 17.30

Conference Dinner (Informal)

• 19.30 Day one of the conference will be followed by and informal conference dinner. If the weather permits, this will be an outdoor event (BBQ).
• You can buy your tickets for this event through our ticket page on Eventbrite, please select your separate ticket to attend this dinner at checkout. This will be an opportunity to socialise in a relaxed environment, to mingle and informally network with other conference-goers.

DAY 2 – Thursday 13th July

• Focus on Welsh Government Policy across construction, manufacturing and forest industries
  • 09. 00 Arrival, registration and refreshments
  • 09.00 – 9.45 Exhibition & Demonstrations
• Plenary 4 – Welsh Government Policy and Action
  • 10.00 – 10.05 Welcome to WoodBUILD 2023 – Day 2
  • 10.05 – 10.20 Ministerial Address (TBC)
  • 10.20 – 10.35 The Delivery Net Zero Project – Steve Cranston (Welsh Government)
  • 10.35 – 10.50 The new Welsh Zero Carbon Hub – Julian Brooks (Good Homes Alliance)
  • 10.50 – 11.00 Home-Grown Homes phase 2 – David Hedges (Woodknowledge Wales)
• Morning Break – 11.00 – 11.30 (Exhibitions and Demonstrations)
• Parallel Sessions (Day 2): 11.45 – 13.00
  • Parallel Session 7: Forestry & Timber Workshop
    • Title: The Welsh Timber Industrial Strategy
    • Chair: Joanne Stevens (Welsh Government)
  • Parallel Session 8: Manufacturing Workshop
    • Title: Home-grown timber in timber frame
    • Chair: Gary Newman (Woodknowledge Wales)
  • Parallel Session 9: Construction Workshop
    • Title: Timber construction for Welsh infrastructure.
    • Chair: Tabitha Binding (Timber Development UK)
• Plenary 5 – Welsh Government Policy and Action
  • 13.00 – 13.15 Conference conclusions and next steps
  • 13.15 – 14.00 Tea, Coffee and Networking
• Conference Day 2 Closing: 14.00

How to join

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE VIA EVENTBRITE 

(please remember to add dinner tickets if you’d like to join us for the informal conference dinner).

If you have any queries please visit our website: https://woodknowledge.wales/contact-us/

or contact:

David Hedges at david.hedges@woodknowledgewales.co.uk

or Diana Waldron diana.waldron@woodknowledgewales.co.uk

We look forward to welcoming you to Lampeter!