Webinar recording of the launch event for the phase 1 report of the Timber Accelerator Hub project. Hear more about the findings from the first year and next steps for the Hub going forwards.
Find out more about the Timber Accelerator Hub and Download the Report
About the Timber Accelerator Hub
As the UK built environment sector seeks to transition towards greater use of timber and other bio-based materials to reduce the embodied carbon emissions of new buildings, major challenges are being experienced. These are leading developers, clients and their design and construction teams to turn back to more carbon-intensive construction methods before the project starts on site.
Mass timber is an incredibly useful tool in the fight to mitigate climate change, but it is a tool that is currently unattainable for many. The TAH set out to change this.
There were 3 aims in the first phase:
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Summary findings presentation – Joe Giddings
Programme
13:00: Welcome from ASBP โ Simon Corbey, Director, ASBP
13:05: Timber Accelerator Hub โ Phase 1 report, findings and next steps โ Joe Giddings, UK Networks Lead, Built By Nature & Project Director of the TAH from April โ21 โ March โ22
13:30: Panel discussion โ key Timber Accelerator Hub stakeholders
- Joe Giddings, UK Networks Lead, Built By Nature
- Dayo Shittu-Balogun, Associate, Eurban
- Phil Callow, Founder and Principal, Mass Timber Risk Consulting
- Kelly Harrison, Associate Director, Whitby Wood
- Mario Lara Lederman, Technical Lead, Lendlease
- Clare Harrison, Development Director, The Crown Estate
14:00: Close