Tag: built environment

The report sets out seven recommendations aimed at increasing timber use, supporting housing delivery and reducing construction emissions.Ireland’s Timber in Construction Steering Group has outlined measures to increase the use of timber in the built environment (Image: Unsplash)Ireland has published a roadmap aimed at increasing the use of timber...

The Biogenic Stored Carbon Quotient (BSCQ) aims to help developers and contractors measure and verify the long-term carbon stored in timber and other biogenic construction materials.Developed by Grown in Britain, the Biogenic Stored Carbon Quotient (BSCQ) is the UK’s first certification scheme for biogenic stored carbon in the built...

The industry body urges wider use of domestic timber, citing climate goals, economic growth and regional investment.Timber construction in Finland has declined over the past two decades, according to the Finnish Sawmill Industry Association (Image: Unsplash)The Finnish Sawmill Industry Association is urging the government to expand the use of...

Domotex leverages Bangkok’s strategic location to establish a regional hub for innovation and business in South East Asia’s expanding construction market.Domotex, the trade show for flooring and interior finishing solutions, will launch Domotex South East Asia in Bangkok in Nov 2026 (Image: Domotex)South East Asia is emerging as one...

The US-based firm says the funding would help contractors deploy fully connected fleets of autonomous machines across complex infrastructure projects.Boris Sofman, co-founder and chief executive of Bedrock Robotics (Image: Bedrock Robotics)Bedrock Robotics has raised $270m in a Series B funding round aimed at accelerating the use of autonomous systems...

Project highlights the warmth and sustainability of responsibly sourced Australian wood.Nebraska, a residential project by architect Lara Maeseele, built using certified Australian hardwoodsArchitect Lara Maeseele has been announced as the winner of the Responsible Wood-sponsored Certified Australian Timber category at the Timber Design Awards 2025 for her residential project...

Projects showcase sustainable timber design from Australia to the UK and France, with the winners set to feature in a new documentary.Interior of the Black and White building, the tallest engineered timber office in London (Image: Ed Reeve / Waugh Thistleton Architects)Built by Nature has announced six winners and...

Dr Andreja Kutnar, a specialist in wood science recognised in the European Commission’s #EUwomen4future campaign for outstanding women in research and innovation, discusses the science shaping the future of the built environment.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BeSNcYalPQWith the growing urgency to decarbonise buildings, attention is increasingly turning towards renewable, bio-based resources.Dr Andreja Kutnar,...

Unit made entirely from wood stores CO2 and uses natural cooling to reduce energy use.Dendora, a server room made from wood, offers a more sustainable alternative for data centres (Image: EPS Electric Power Systems)EPS Electric Power Systems (EPS) has developed a wooden server room designed to provide a more...

The company’s new Indiana delivery station is made of engineered wood and doubles as a laboratory for trialling carbon-cutting strategies as part of its goal to decarbonise operations by 2040.Amazon’s new delivery station in Indiana, US (Image: Cory Dewald and Kendall McCaugherty)Amazon’s new mass timber delivery station in Elkhart,...