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STRUCTURAL TIMBER FOR NET ZERO

If the UK is to meet its commitment to achieve Net Zero by 2050, the construction
industry must transition to a more sustainable building material, and none are more
suited to this transition than timber. 

As such, the STA wanted to engage with architects and designers to shine a
spotlight on everything that is currently being achieved with timber as a construction
material, and how architects are using it in many different ways to produce incredible
buildings from office blocks to social housing.

To showcase these projects, the STA led a bespoke event purely for this segment of
the industry, which was hosted at RIBA HQ in London featuring an expert panel of
speakers.

Jerry Tate

Director at Tate+Co Architects

As UK leaders in regenerative design, Jerry spoke about his practice’s journey through timber design, creating environments that are sustainable, healthy and connect with nature.

Chris Gaze

Sustainability Consultant at the STA
Chris’s presentation focused on whole life carbon calculation as set out in the RICS document “Whole Life Carbon Assessment for the Built Environment”, stating that sequestration is not included and whether the assumption of 60-year building life was acceptable.

Rory Bergin

Partner at HTA Designs
Rory showcased a number of developments focusing on all aspects of housing, from the performance and spatial quality of individual housing typologies, through to large urban buildings, and the comprehensive master-planning of new suburban settlements and the regeneration of urban areas.

Professor Alex De Rijke

Founding Director at dRMM Studio
Alex highlighted all the benefits of using structural timber in their projects, stating its versatility and huge potential – we know the benefits but how we use it is still a big open territory.

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