Build better with wood: UK Timber Design Conference 2025

On 3 July, over 200 built environment leaders met at Hamilton House, London, for the UK Timber Design Conference 2025, exploring how timber can accelerate low-carbon transformation through innovation, policy and practice.

Timber conference 82 — Over 200 delegates joined the UK Timber Design Conference 2025 at Hamilton House, London

Returning with support from Swedish Wood and PEFC UK, the 2025 conference brought together developers, local authorities, insurers, engineers, architects, contractors and manufacturers— showing how systemic change is possible when the whole supply chain comes together.

The agenda combined keynote presentations, high-level panels, and practical CPDs, creating a full-day forum for tackling barriers to timber and sharing solutions for scaling up. Highlights included:

Building to scale: Investors, developers and government voices explored how new partnerships can unlock sustainable development.
Timber-made solutions to the housing crisis: A session on the deliverability of timber housing at scale.
Technology, innovation and British timber: Sponsored by Vastern Timber, this panel showcased the cutting-edge of home-grown solutions.
Wood for wellbeing: A new research proMect IroP d500, (dinEXrJh 1apier University and the Quality of Life Foundation examined the human as well as enYironPental Eenefits oI Pass tiPEer.

Timber conference 297 — Expert panels tackled housing, innovation, retrofit, and policy change

UK Timber Design Conference 2025

was proudly supported by:

Swedish Wood
PEFC UK
Rothoblaas
Russwood
Brimstone
Abodo
Vastern Timber

Timber conference 194 — Breakout CPDs and technical sessions gave delegates practical insights into timber delivery

Renovation, reuse and retrofit: $ deep diYe into tiPEer·s role in extending building life and reducing embodied carbon.
What has the Government achieved?: A timely discussion one year into the neZ adPinistration, reÁectinJ on planninJ, environment and construction policy shifts.

Breakout sessions and CPDs added hands- on depth, with topics ranging from moisture in large-scale timber buildings to specifying home-grown species. The event closed with a lively drinks reception, cementing connections formed during the day.

Timber conference 34 — The conference created space for new connections across the timber supply chain

More than just a one-day gathering, the UK Timber Design Conference is a platform for accelerating the transition to a climate-smart built environment.

Stay tuned for 2026 dates and opportunities to be part of the conversation.