Using local timber contributing to sustainable construction: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Using local timber – contributing to sustainable construction: Guidance for North Scotland

Partners • Forestry Commission Scotland • Aberdeenshire Council • Aberdeen City Council • Cairngorms National Park Authority • Moray Council • The Highland Council • The Prince’s Foundation

Purpose To help promote the use of local timber in order to deliver more sustainable development projects

Sustainable choices Specifying materials Sourcing materials Building standards

Audience Developers Architects Builders & Agents Development Industry Planning General Officers Public Building Elected Standards Members Officers

Government Policy • Sustainable Economy • Low Carbon Future

National policy context • Low carbon building standards strategy for Scotland • Scottish Climate Change Programme • UK Shared Sustainable Development Framework • Timber Development Programme • Climate Change (Scotland) Act • Scottish Forestry Strategy • Scottish Planning Policy

Local policy context Development Plans • Structure Plans • Local Plans • Forestry and Woodland Strategies Additional policies and guidance • Scotland’s Climate Change Declaration • North East Scotland Climate Change Partnership • Highland Council Climate Change Working Group • A low carbon National Park

Contents of the guidance • The local timber resource • Designing with local timber • Procuring local timber and certification • Benefits of using timber • Building regulations • Sources of further information and advice

The local timber resource = 7.1Mm 3 Scotland N. Scotland = 2.4Mm 3

How is our softwood used? 90 10 Sawlogs 1000 m 3 160 535 70 155 Small round 20 wood 285 12 465 Brash/lop 70 60 100 18 & top 50

Processing • 21 active sawmills • 449,000m 3 • 46% used in construction • 70% Sitka Spruce • 15% Scots Pine • Larch

A timber sourcing hierarchy Grown and processed in North Scotland Scottish grown and processed UK grown and processed European Rest of the world

Forestry Commission Huntly HRI Architects • Home grown timber • Structural – Douglas fir • Composite I-beams • Cladding – untreated larch

Private house Golspie Anta Architecture • Home grown larch • Local sawmill

Russwood offices Newtonmore Dualchas Building Design • Variety of timber • Laminated oak windows • Larch cladding

Scotland’s Housing Expo Joseph Thurrott Brennan and Architects Wilson Architects The Whole Life Twin Peaks House Scottish larch cladding

Albyn Housing Society Glenmore John Gilbert Architects • Robust social housing • Max Scottish timber • Min energy use • Min CO2 emissions

For further information matthew.young@forestry.gov.uk