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Wood for Good has responded to the Environmental Audit Committee's (EAC) recent inquiry into the sustainability of the built environment.
The organisation has echoed others within the timber industry such as TDUK and the STA in its response and do not believe that the Government has met the Climate Change Committee's recommendations to decarbonise the structural fabric of new homes and to do so, stronger action must be taken.
As part of Wood for Good’s response, it is calling on the UK Government to:
As a low-carbon, naturally renewable, and sustainable construction material, timber is necessary for the construction industry to reach its emissions reduction targets.
Wood has a significant role to play in helping to decarbonise the structural fabric of new and existing homes.
Timber can help to reduce the embodied carbon cost of a building by:
Additionally, timber can also play a part in reducing the operational carbon costs of new buildings.
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