Assessing the carbon-related impacts of timber is complex. Timber Development UK and its Sustainability Group commissioned Jane Anderson to write a Technical Paper on the topic. Anderson is a world-renowned expert on Embodied Carbon, Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) for the construction industry. She is the UK expert on CEN/TC350/WG3, which developed…
Ivan Horner, the Manager of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), issued a notice on 2 November highlighting the CPD requirements for retired registered persons. It is compulsory for all registered persons, whether retired or not, who carry out or consult on any engineering work must renew their registration…
According to the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN), countries at the highest risk of climate change are in Africa and South/Southeast Asia. While their capacity to prevent or cope with climate impacts is poor, these regions will host nearly all anticipated 2.5-million additional urban residents by 2050. Recent research predicts that by 2050, 1.6-billion…
All timber sold and used for structural purposes in South Africa must meet the strength requirements for stress grade 5 as a minimum. Timber and laminated beams that do not meet the relevant grade requirements are not legal or safe for use as structural timber. A glued laminated timber (glulam) beam is a structurally…
Dear members, The Return to Work and Solidarity Fund have developed a set of videos for use at workplaces to assist in preventing and combating the second wave of COVID-19 19 infections. These can be used free of charge in your organisations. Below is a link to the online videos (which are also included below).…
