STRUCTURAL TIMBER ASSOCIATION SPEAKS AT HOUSING 2024

Chief Executive of the STA, Andrew Carpenter, will be speaking at Housing 2024 on the topic of ‘Understanding whole life cycle carbon in a changing climate’.

The panel discussion takes place on 27th June 2024 at 10.30am at Manchester Central on the UnlockNetZero stage and will see Andrew discuss the need for affordable housing, and how timber could hold the key to delivering the high-quality housing stock that is urgently required.

Andrew Carpenter said: “Housing 2024 is a great event that features incredibly interesting discussions across the two days, including the Government’s recent Timber in Construction Policy Roadmap. Launched at the end of last year, the policy document has been a key milestone for the industry, and this is the perfect opportunity to explore it in more detail particularly relating to housing and how we design and build affordable homes suitable for a sustainable future. “

Hosuing 2024, taking place between 25th-27th June 2024 at Manchester Central, features over 9,000 housing professionals will attend to discuss essential topics such as building quality and safety, sustainability, affordability, procurement, tenant and resident engagement and more. 

For more information on the STA please visit https://www.structuraltimber.co.uk/ 

To register for tickets here: https://housingevent.com/

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Editors notes

£10billion gross value was added to the UK economy by the timber industry, and the sector employs over 300,000 people across 51,000 businesses

As the leading authority for structural timber build systems, the Structural Timber Association (STA) is recognised for their technical excellence, superior knowledge and leading standards. With over 950 members, the STA is the UK’s leading organisation representing the structural timber sector, a sector now valued at over £1billion, and associated supply chain companies.

Their mission is to support and facilitate the UK construction industry to increase the use of structural timber across housing, public sector and commercial sectors, contributing to the housing targets of 300,00 per year, while delivering value and increased build quality, through fast, sustainable, low carbon construction. Over the past 5 years 198,429 timber frame homes have been built in the UK, a number which the STA seeks to increase in line with housing targets. 

The STA actively work to promote structural timber through innovation and accreditation while raising the bar on quality standards, health and safety, skills training and technical knowledge. Their goal is to drive increased use of MMC and offsite manufacture for the benefit of all stakeholders. Additionally, the STA works to influence legislation and regulation, and support the objectives of the structural timber sector as a whole. Having played a key role in the Government’s Timber in Construction Policy Roadmap development, the STA continues to spearhead its implementation.

STA Assure is the STA’s Quality Assurance Scheme that provides confidence in the use of structural timber and determines member competency and compliance, providing solid reassurances to the construction community that its members meet or exceed current legislation and regulatory requirements.

For more information, visit: www.structuraltimber.co.uk