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Timber Development UK launches Sustainability Committee 25 May, 2021 SHARE Timber Development UK (TDUK) is setting out to improve on the strong sustainability record of the industry by launching a cross-sector Sustainability Committee.
The committee will be tasked to identify key sustainability issues that affect the specification of timber in construction and take actions to overcome them, whether by developing information and guidance to cover these issues, or by commissioning research.
Timber Development UK is the new trade body created by the recent merger of the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA).
Already several key themes have been identified as requiring investigation, and sub-committees have been proposed with the following remits:
The New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Edinburgh Napier University (ENU). The news came as it announced that Professor Robert Hairstans has joined as founding director of the NMITE’s Centre for Advanced Timber Technology (CATT) (ttjonline March 11).
His role will be to lead the development and delivery of the CATT, to help establish it as the leading national location in timber education and to work with the broader NMITE academic team to create a sustainable educational portfolio.
Prof Hairstans joins on a two-year secondment from Edinburgh Napier University (ENU), where he is head of the Centre for Offsite Construction + Innovative Structures (COCIS) within the University s Institute for Sustainable Construction.