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Wood for Good

Wood for Good is the timber industry’s campaign to promote use of wood in design and construction. Wood is nature’s most versatile building material and modern engineering methods expand possibilities for its application beyond traditional uses.

Our objective is to make wood a first choice material for specifiers and designers by demonstrating what you can do with wood.

CPD COURSES

CPD course title: The Story of the Tree (Online)

  • CPD Fees: Free

  • CPD Duration: 5 minutes

  • CPD Venue: Online

  • Regions:

CPD overview

Follow the story of the tree in this three part video and learn how trees are carbon stores, how using timber is good for the environment and how to build with carbon.

Learning objectives:

  • To gain a basic understanding of carbon and sustainable timber
  • How trees store carbon
  • The growing and farming of commercially managed woodlands
  • How carbon storing can affect the future of UK building

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CPD course title: Wood CO2ts Less (Online)

  • CPD Fees: Free

  • CPD Duration: 30 minutes

  • CPD Venue: Online

  • Regions:

CPD overview

This short online learning module takes you through the main arguments for using wood to reduce CO2 emissions, including source materials to substantiate the claims made.

Learning objectives:

  • To understand how using more wood (from sustainably managed forests) can help reduce CO2 emissions and help reach net zero CO2 goals

Take the informative course