60 acast.com The Future of Timber https://evolvingforests.com/future-of-timber en Evolving Forests timber, trees, forest,manufacturing,climate resilience,innovation,research,bioregionalism,architecture,engineering Evolving Forests As we strive for low-carbon solutions, timber is gaining popularity as a go-to renewable material. Wooden buildings are popping up everywhere, and our demand for wood is growing fast. But while we embrace timber, we also need to protect our forests and plant more trees to soak up carbon, preserve nature's resources, and enhance biodiversity. Wood is a part of daily life, and everyone wants to keep forests safe. So, how do we balance these important but competing goals? What’s next for the future of timber?


Evolving Forests has been investigating whether forest conservation and timber use can truly coexist—whether it's possible to have timber-built homes while actively enhancing the forests that provide the wood. While research and data are essential in finding a way forward, progress ultimately depends on human commitment. To address this pressing challenge, we have been delving into the personal stories of individuals who are directly confronting this complex issue.


Discover more films, audio, and written word at the home of the project https://evolvingforests.com/future-of-timber

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LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/evolving-forests


With thanks to our funders and supporters at Built by Nature, Forestry Commission, Scottish Forestry Trust, and Egger

https://builtbn.org

https://www.scottishforestrytrust.org.uk

https://www.egger.com


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]]> As we strive for low-carbon solutions, timber is gaining popularity as a go-to renewable material. Wooden buildings are popping up everywhere, and our demand for wood is growing fast. But while we embrace timber, we also need to protect our forests and plant more trees to soak up carbon, preserve nature's resources, and enhance biodiversity. Wood is a part of daily life, and everyone wants to keep forests safe. So, how do we balance these important but competing goals? What’s next for the future of timber?


Evolving Forests has been investigating whether forest conservation and timber use can truly coexist—whether it's possible to have timber-built homes while actively enhancing the forests that provide the wood. While research and data are essential in finding a way forward, progress ultimately depends on human commitment. To address this pressing challenge, we have been delving into the personal stories of individuals who are directly confronting this complex issue.


Discover more films, audio, and written word at the home of the project https://evolvingforests.com/future-of-timber

​

Follow us...

Instagram: @evolving_forests

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/evolving-forests


With thanks to our funders and supporters at Built by Nature, Forestry Commission, Scottish Forestry Trust, and Egger

https://builtbn.org

https://www.scottishforestrytrust.org.uk

https://www.egger.com


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]]> false Evolving Forests info+670e7f81e4b532016e20cdca@mg-eu.acast.com 670e7f81e4b532016e20cdca the-future-of-timber episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/670e7f81e4b532016e20cdca/1729500409952-83eb387d-ac48-4f90-8921-a2630354d164.jpeg https://evolvingforests.com/future-of-timber The Future of Timber <![CDATA[Radical Realism with Kelly Harrison & James Solly]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:00:51 GMT 32:26 6717b68f30187dfb6c7377e8 false https://shows.acast.com/the-future-of-timber/episodes/6717b68f30187dfb6c7377e8 6717b68f30187dfb6c7377e8 670e7f81e4b532016e20cdca full Kelly Harrison fro Whitby Wood is a timber design and sustainable structures specialist. Kelly has a wealth of experience in hybrid structures, adaptation and retrofit works. James Solly from Format Engineers is passionate about and experienced in the day-to-day exploitation of digital technology as a creative tool for the realisation of designs. We discuss what it is that drives Kelly and James to approach and innovate with timber the way that they do. And consider the role that innovation and engineering has in the future of forests.


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]]> Kelly Harrison fro Whitby Wood is a timber design and sustainable structures specialist. Kelly has a wealth of experience in hybrid structures, adaptation and retrofit works. James Solly from Format Engineers is passionate about and experienced in the day-to-day exploitation of digital technology as a creative tool for the realisation of designs. We discuss what it is that drives Kelly and James to approach and innovate with timber the way that they do. And consider the role that innovation and engineering has in the future of forests.


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]]> <![CDATA[Responsibility with Adam Grant & Tom Ludwig]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:00:32 GMT 40:59 6717b81dc054f53907242a4d false https://shows.acast.com/the-future-of-timber/episodes/6717b81dc054f53907242a4d 6717b81dc054f53907242a4d 670e7f81e4b532016e20cdca full

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]]> Investment with David Edwards Investment with David Edwards Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:00:18 GMT 24:33 6717bdd430187dfb6c758f53 false https://shows.acast.com/the-future-of-timber/episodes/6717bdd430187dfb6c758f53 6717bdd430187dfb6c758f53 670e7f81e4b532016e20cdca full With forests taking an average fifty years to grow the ongoing impacts of climate change are making forests significantly more vulnerable to biotic and abiotic pressures. The increasing potential for damage from fire, wind, pests, or disease is inescapable. At the mercy of such stressors, why then would anyone invest in forestry and why has it been such a lucrative asset class over the past three decades?


To explore this question we spoke with David Edwards from Tilhill Forestry whose portfolio extends to 200,000 hectares of forest managed on behalf of investors and private clients. Though David acknowledges they deal mainly in the UK in upland spruce plantations he was keen to highlight that institutional and private investors in forests are primarily interested in their return on investment (ROI). In the UK this translates as spruce plantations that grow fast with relatively simple silviculture.



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]]> With forests taking an average fifty years to grow the ongoing impacts of climate change are making forests significantly more vulnerable to biotic and abiotic pressures. The increasing potential for damage from fire, wind, pests, or disease is inescapable. At the mercy of such stressors, why then would anyone invest in forestry and why has it been such a lucrative asset class over the past three decades?


To explore this question we spoke with David Edwards from Tilhill Forestry whose portfolio extends to 200,000 hectares of forest managed on behalf of investors and private clients. Though David acknowledges they deal mainly in the UK in upland spruce plantations he was keen to highlight that institutional and private investors in forests are primarily interested in their return on investment (ROI). In the UK this translates as spruce plantations that grow fast with relatively simple silviculture.



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]]> <![CDATA[Radical Realism with Jenny Ford & Matt Stevenson]]> Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:00:06 GMT 32:40 6717b3be83ac9fccacc0c132 false https://shows.acast.com/the-future-of-timber/episodes/6717b3be83ac9fccacc0c132 6717b3be83ac9fccacc0c132 670e7f81e4b532016e20cdca full Jenny Ford from Materials in Mind is a designer and systems thinker who is revolutionary in her creative approach to waste and resource management. Jenny has worked on numerous projects that look beyond the standard procurement for timber and the creation of affordable sustainable timber housing in Bristol. Matt Stevenson from Ecosystems Technologies, a homegrown mass-timber maverick is a passionate and recognised leader in digital construction technology and low carbon building designs. In this episode we discuss Jenny and Matt's work, their unique approaches to timber as a construction material, and the future of timber from where they're sat.


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]]> Jenny Ford from Materials in Mind is a designer and systems thinker who is revolutionary in her creative approach to waste and resource management. Jenny has worked on numerous projects that look beyond the standard procurement for timber and the creation of affordable sustainable timber housing in Bristol. Matt Stevenson from Ecosystems Technologies, a homegrown mass-timber maverick is a passionate and recognised leader in digital construction technology and low carbon building designs. In this episode we discuss Jenny and Matt's work, their unique approaches to timber as a construction material, and the future of timber from where they're sat.


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