In recent years, timber has re-emerged as a promising bio-based alternative that holds the potential to lower the construction industry’s carbon footprint. As the material grows in popularity, we sat down with inhouse timber expert Fabia Baumann and senior chief consultant at Ramboll, Duncan Horswill to remain curious in our optimism about timber, reflecting on learnings from past projects and how we can bring these insights with us into the future.

We double down on sustainable leadership with large timber building in Copenhagen. The building, which will be one of the largest contemporary wood structures in Denmark, combines office, retail, and public program on the popular Nordhavn waterfront and features a welcoming green plaza, lush rooftop gardens, promenades and a waterfront park.

Encompassing over 250,000 m², Stockholm Wood City will be the world’s largest wooden urban construction project. Combining housing, workspaces, restaurants and shops, the development aims to create a new, vibrant urban environment in Stockholm’s southern area of Sickla.

The cross-laminated timber (CLT) building, which will stand in Wielu near Koscierzyna, was designed by APA Wojciechowski Architects. The building's interior wooden structure will also remain visible from the outside, and the office building will be the headquarters of a wood manufacturer.

New Scientist‘s Graham Lawton recently visited two construction sites in Paris that showcase the wonder material of the future: wood. Each site uses wood as an alternative to typical modern construction materials such as steel and concrete, and the potential benefits are numerous: from lower carbon emissions to improved mental health.

This japanese co-working space by kengo kuma combines protruding layers of CLT panels

Microsoft is building its first datacenters made with superstrong ultra-lightweight wood in a bid to slash the use of steel and concrete, which are among the most significant sources of carbon emissions.

Over the last 15 years the UK has experienced a quiet revolution in construction. Since the modest efforts of the first small buildings in the early 2000s an array of cross laminated timber projects has emerged across all building types and scales.

These examples of cross-laminated timber (CLT) architecture show why CLT is an up-and-coming replacement for heavier materials like steel and concrete.

Camping is a thing of the past. In the forests of a Canadian Unesco biosphere reserve, guests at Territoire Charlevoix spend the night in cosy wooden houses built on stilts by Atelier L’Abri.

The museum in the Bronx, USA, inspired by children’s perspectives, combines nature and urban culture. Natural and recycled materials were used extensively, including the first curved KLH® – CLT. Panels for walls and railings were precision shaped and CNC milled to allow for quick assembly on site. An outstanding example of innovation and sustainability in the timber construction industry.

Victoria is growing fast! As the fastest-growing state in Australia, the ABS now predicts that its population could swell to 10.3 million by 2051 – with current forecasts anticipating that more than 2.24 million new homes will need to be built across the state, including 800,000 over the next decade.

In the Delicias neighborhood, the new Tomás Bretón building rises as a symbol of modernity and urban sustainability.

Today on the banks of the Thames in London, tomorrow who knows where, fans of music and architecture might come across an Armadillo.