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Wooden it be good: climate-friendly timber construction with Paul Brannen
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- May 29, 2026
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Summary
Paul Brannen is a former Member of the European Parliament turned passionate advocate of the use of timber in construction and author of the book Timber! – How Wood Can Help Save the World. In this enlightening conversation, Paul explains the full climate benefits of using fast growing spruce as a construction material, how modern forestry practice can help support biodiversity and the policy changes we need to expand the use of timber in building. The special offer on our online Net Zero for Business course can be found here – code: NETZERO3 – all proceeds go towards keeping the podcast running. This episode is brought to you by T erra Infirma Ltd - Bringing Sustainability to Life Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.