Timber in construction roadmap 2025
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Abstract
Establishes policy and actions to meet net zero targets and enable the safe use of timber in construction. With 7 priority themes relating to: improving data on timber and whole life carbon, timber as a construction material, competency in the supply chain, sustainability, fire safety and durability, insurance, lenders, and warranty provider collaboration and innovation.
History
Supersedes: Timber in construction roadmap (DEFRA, 2023). Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/timber-in-construction-roadmap-2025/timber-in-construction-roadmap-2025 and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: policy paper. First published: 27 February 2025.
Subjects
- Wood preservatives
- Timber/joinery
- Special subject areas
- Environmental issues/energy
- Damage/deterioration/corrosion
- Health and safety
- Coverings and surface finishes
- Surface finishes
- Materials
- Weather/Climate
Publisher History
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.
Information
NBS
NBS has produced specification systems and information products for construction industry professionals for more than 40 years. The National Building Specification is the recognised UK national standard and is used by over 5,000 organisations. NBS is part of RIBA Enterprises Ltd.
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