WOOD FOR GOOD
Sustainably grown wood is an endlessly renewable and natural resource.
POURING COLD WATER ON THE MYTHS - IS WOOD A FIRE HAZARD?
Just one in eight fires on a part-completed building was in a building constructed from a timber frame system.
• In finished timber buildings the incidences of fire in timber frame structures are no greater than other materials.
• There is one fire in a timber framed building for every 59 fires in non- timber frame buildings. In completed buildings there were 802 fires in timber frame buildings compared with 47,600 fires in those with non- timber frames.
• Modern timber treatments greatly reduce the risk of fire, and these treatments will last for many years.
• Proper site security systems can eliminate wood being a fire hazard during the construction phase, when, like other materials, it is more vulnerable.
Source: Annual Fire Statistics Monitor, Department for Communities and local Government
of minimising our carbon output, needs to have its voice heard. Our campaign seeks to place the UK timber industry in the vanguard of the battle against climate change. The UK has agreed to some
binding, and ambitious targets for greenhouse gas reduction, such as the Copenhagen Accord and the Kyoto Agreement. Our manifesto outlines to Government the environmental case for sustainable
wood and argues that increasing forest cover means that driving demand for timber is a key strategy at our disposal in ensuring that we meet these targets More specifically, one key
change we will be lobbying for this year is the establishment of a ‘wood first’ rule on all public sector new build projects. When its use is feasible, wood is without a doubt the most sustainable construction material out there.
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We want policy to reflect this. In addition, we aim to tackle
the lack of base level awareness about the benefits of sustainable forestry, both in some sections of the construction industry, and among the general public who are, of course, the end users of the buildings and products that the timber and construction industry create. We must banish the idea that chopping down trees is always a negative.
In addition, we want to
generate interest in wood among architects and specifiers. This is why we are running CPDs for architects and support schemes such as the Wood Awards, which celebrate the best in timber constructed buildings. To learn more about the CPDs specifically aimed at Architects that Wood for Good offer visit
www.woodforgood.com/who-we- are/education
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