Promoting the positives in timber-framed housing

In Scotland timber-framing accounts for 83% of the market and in England it is 23% and growing (1). Setting out to bust myths around the difficulty of delivering timber-framed volume housebuilding developers and consultants delivering this will answer:

• What are the factors that have expanded the use of timber-framing for housing in Scotland? Are they replicable throughout the UK?
• What are the implications for decarbonisation of the overall housebuilding industry?
• What are the options for multi-family apartment buildings available today?
• How can we regulate to support low-carbon structure for new build housing?

Alex Ely, Founder Director - Mae

 

Simon Vernon-Harcourt, Design & Planning Director - City & Country

Theo Michell, Principal - Bywater Properties

Gordon Megahy, Director - Clancy Consulting

Hero Bennett, Sustainability Director - Max Fordham LLP