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Alliance for Sustainable Building Products
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A non-profit, mission driven organisation, with an ever-growing membership alliance of forward-thinking people and organisations. asbp.org.uk

"Championing the use of innovative and sustainable building products to create healthy and low-carbon buildings."
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Calling all ASBP Members! Book now for our Healthy Buildings 2026. Our embers only earlybird tickets are just £60+VAT asbp.org.uk/healthybuild...

Not yet a member? There’s still time to join and take advantage of the earlybird tickets - available exclusively for ASBP members until 23 Nov 2025
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Upcoming training and informative CPDs on sustainable building materials - by ASBP Members -> asbp.org.uk/partner-member-events

#Lime #NaturalFibreInsulation
October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Our latest ASBP newsletter is out. us5.campaign-archive.com?u=c613327e65...

There’s info on some great October events. #ReUseNow topics (in-person & webinars). Plus free training events throughout the UK during Natural Fibre Insulation Week. #NFIWeek2025.

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October 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Regenerative thinking when using timber looks beyond “do no harm” and sources materials that encourage biodiversity net gain.

Join us for a discussion on forest biodiversity metrics, supply chain mapping, and how certification underpins responsible sourcing. 25 Sept 2025
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This ‘Bridging the Gap between Construction and Forestry’ webinar builds on our Built by Nature funded IMPACTT project (Innovative Mapping and Processes to Advance Construction Timber Transparency) linking construction and forestry. 25th September 2025 | 12:30-14:00 | Online (Zoom). Free to attend, register here -> https://asbp.org.uk/events/bridging-the-gap-between-construction-and-forestry . Speakers:   Welcome and Introduction – Dr Asselia Katenbayeva, Sustainability Research Lead, ASBP Insights into biodiversity in forests & sustainable forest management – Prof John Healey, Professor of Forest Sciences, Bangor University Lessons from the DiversiTree project –  Dr Ruth Mitchell, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Group Leader, James Hutton Institute Supply chain mapping demo & forest management in practice – Dr Mila Duncheva, Business Development and Global Project Manager, Stora Enso How timber certification underpins responsible sourcing – John Kirkby, Executive Director at PEFC UK
September 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Our August newsletter is out - us5.campaign-archive.com?u=c613327e65...

Announcing our new collaboration with Healthy Materials Lab, @b-road89.bsky.social joining Caber at UWE, and IMPACTT shortlisted for STA Award.

Plus events focusing on #ReUseNow and natural building materials.
ASBP newsletter out now - https://us5.campaign-archive.com/?u=c613327e6516c95b10ad7daa1&id=dbbf5948a1 ASBP Director, Richard Broad, joins Advisory Panel for the Centre for Advanced Built Environment Research. The IMPACTT project: Bridging the gap between construction and forestry. shortlisted for the Pioneer Award at Structural Timber Awards. ASBP and Healthy Materials Lab formalise a collaboration to strengthen their shared focus on sustainable, non-toxic materials and healthier built environments. Upcoming online & in-person ASBP events: * Bridging the Gap between Construction and Forestry How do we move beyond “do no harm” and deliver a genuine “biodiversity net gain” when selecting timber in construction? (25 Sept 2025 online) * Reusing Concrete in Construction - exploring how concrete can be transformed from demolition waste into a vital part of a low-carbon, circular future. (7 Oct 2025 online) * The 2025 Reuse Summit, with a focus on the link between reuse, risk mitigation, and resilience (16 October 2025, London). * Natural Fibre Insulation Week 2025. A showcase of products and systems taking place across the UK from 20th – 24th October 2025.
September 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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In-person events/training by our Members asbp.org.uk/partner-memb...

28-29 Aug 2025. A 2-day course on lime by Ty-Mawr, Wales.

28 Aug 2025. Ask the Ecological Building Systems experts, Swindon.

3-7 Sept 2025. A @schoolofnatbuild.bsky.social 5-day practical straw bale building course in Devon.
August 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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#ReUseNow events:
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REUSING CONCRETE IN CONSTRUCTION
7 Oct 2025 | 12:30-14:00 | online

2025 REUSE SUMMIT
16 Oct 2025 | 13:00-18:00 |London

#ReUseNow #ResourceEfficiency #Reuse #WholeLifeCarbon #MaterialPassports #CircularEconomy #LCA #PreDemAudits #Deconstruction
Upcoming #ReUseNow events: REUSING CONCRETE IN CONSTRUCTION. 7th October 2025 | 12:30-14:00 | online. https://asbp.org.uk/events/reusing-concrete-in-construction . Free for ASBP Members, £20+VAT for non members. Our next Reuse Now webinar puts the spotlight on one of the world’s most used and most carbon-intensive materials - concrete. We’ll explore how concrete can be given a second life, transformed from demolition waste into a vital part of a low-carbon, circular future. Speakers include: Elaine Toogood (Concrete & The Concrete Centre), John F Hunt, Serkan Karatosun (Technical University of Denmark), Laura Batty (Heyne Tillett Steel). 2025 REUSE SUMMIT. 16th October 2025 | 13:00-18:00 (followed by drinks & networking) | London. https://asbp.org.uk/events/2025-reuse-summit . £25+VAT for ASBP members, from £50+VAT for others. This year’s summit focuses on the link between reuse, risk mitigation, and resilience, highlighting practical, strategic pathways to reduce embodied carbon, strengthen supply chains and future-proof business. ASBP’s #ReUseNow team is joined by: Will Arnold (The Institution of Structural Engineers), Paul Lockwood (Cleveland Steel & Tubes), Tim den Dekker (Lignum Risk Partners), Frank Blade (Great Portland Estates), Salvatore Gangemi (McLaren Construction Group), Sophie Thomas (Useful Simple Trust), Elaine Toogood (Concrete & The Concrete Centre). Our Reuse Now Campaign activities are made possible by the ReUse Now sponsors: Cleveland Steel & Tubes Ltd, Optima Systems, Circuland, Excess Materials Exchange, Reusefully Ltd, and Woodknowledge Wales.
August 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Upcoming #ReUseNow events asbp.org.uk/upcomingevents

REUSING CONCRETE IN CONSTRUCTION
07-10-2025 | 12:30-14:00 | online.

2025 REUSE SUMMIT
16-10-2025 | 13:00-18:00 | London.
August 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Coming up in October, the 2025 #ReUseNow Summit, with a focus on the link between reuse, risk mitigation, and resilience.

It will highlight practical, strategic pathways to reduce embodied carbon, strengthen supply chains and future-proof business.

16 Oct 2025 London asbp.org.uk/upcomingevents
August 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Call out to all those involved in and with timber in construction, the ASBP is collaborating with several like minded organisations to define gaps in guidance and research to support the industry to #reuse more timber. Please complete and share - thank you! docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
Timber Reuse Survey. This survey is run by a cross-sector consortium-Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP), Timber Development UK (TDUK), Bangor University, Built by Nature, Edinburgh Napier University, Morgan Sindall, University College London (UCL), the University of Cambridge, the University of the West of England, and Woodknowledge Wales -working together to define the research and guidance the industry needs in relation to timber reuse in construction.
August 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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IMPACTT project - shortlisted for STA Pioneer of the Year Award asbp.org.uk/asbp-news/as...

Many know about the benefits of using timber in construction, but what about the impact it has on the environment - in particular on the forests in which it is grown?

IMPACTT aims to address this question
The IMPACTT (Innovative Mapping and Processes to Advance Construction Timber Transparency) project. Bridging the gap between construction and forestry. Funded by Built by Nature. Project Partners: ASBP, PEFC UK, DoubleHelix, Agrodome, Woodknowledge Wales, CEI-Bois, Timber Development UK, Stora Enso, Eurban
August 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Hands-on training courses in August. asbp.org.uk/partner-member-events:

@schoolofnatbuild.bsky.social 5-day practical course on clay plastering onto #strawbale walls.

BE-ST @be-stbuild.bsky.social #Passvihaus Practical Training by @coaction.bsky.social.

Ty-Mawr 2-day course on lime in buildings.
Our Members and Partners present hands-on training courses in August. asbp.org.uk/partner-member-events 18/08 to 22/08 Todmorden, West Yorkshire. School of Natural Building 5-day practical course on clay plastering onto straw-bale walls, led by Miki. 21/08 Blantyre, Scotland. BE-ST Passvihaus Practical Training with training provider Coaction Training CIC 28/08 & 29/08 Nr Brecon, Wales. Ty-Mawr 2-day course on lime in buildings
August 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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Our latest newsletter is out - us5.campaign-archive.com?u=c613327e65... - with our new Natural Fibre Insulation guide, #PlasticFreeJuly resources, and Autumn events. We welcome our latest Patron Member, McLaren Construction, and flag up events by our Members/Partners.
August 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Hands-on training by our Members asbp.org.uk/partner-member-events

Womersley's
Two restoration methods - plastic stone repair and grouting

Ty Mawr
2-day Lime course in the Brecon Beacons National Park

@schoolofnatbuild.bsky.social 5-day practical course on clay plastering onto straw-bale walls.
Hands-on training by our Members asbp.org.uk/partner-member-events 30/07 Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire. Womersley's 1-day course covering an update on materials and techniques for two basic restoration methods - plastic stone repair and grouting. 31/07 & 01/08 Brecon Beacons, Mid Wales. Ty Mawr 2-day lime course at their training centre in a beautiful complex of Grade II* listed buildings in the heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park. 04/08 to 08/08 Todmorden, West Yorkshire. School of Natural Building 5-day practical course on clay plastering onto straw-bale walls, led by Rae Parkinson.
July 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Events by our Members/Partners asbp.org.uk/partner-member-events

natureplus Late Lunch webinar

Elliott Wood: Regenerative Design Open House

Ecological Building Systems: Meet the experts at NSBRC.

ACAN Carbon Clinic. #WLCA Tools in Practice

2x Womersley’s 1-day lime courses in West Yorkshire
Events coming up by our Members/Partners asbp.org.uk/partner-member-events 23/07 12:00 online. natureplus Late Lunch webinar. Solid construction meets climate protection – durable and recyclable bricks in existing buildings. 23/07 17:00 London. Elliott Wood: Regenerative Design Open House. A showcase of the Elliott Wood's internal 'regenerative design' competition entries. 24/07 Swindon. Ecological Building Systems: Meet the experts at NSBRC. Join technical advisors on stands 159 & 160 for expert advice and guidance on sustainable retrofit and new build solutions. 28/07 18:30 online. ACAN Carbon Clinic. Whole Life Cycle Assessments Tools in Practice. 28/07 & 29/07 Womersley’s 1-day lime courses. Hands-on training in Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire.
July 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Hear about Denmark’s successful Reduction Roadmap #EmbodiedCarbon Story. Could #PartZ do the same for the UK?

Webinar recording now available: asbp.org.uk/webinar-reco...

With Reduction Roadmap’s Fabian Lecker & Sinus Lynge of EFFEKT Architects; and Part Z’s Tim den Dekker & Will Arnold.
July 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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Join us for a #ReUseNow webinar ‘Reusing Timber in Construction’ as we explore practical approaches, case studies, and insights into reclaiming and reusing timber.
15 July 2025 & 12:30. asbp.org.uk/events/reusi...

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July 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Events by our Members/Partners asbp.org.uk/partner-member-events

Online
•‘The Greenest House' @thegreenregister.bsky.social
• Transforming homes at scale @transforming-homes.bsky.social
•Wood Fibre Insulation
•Foam Glass Aggregate

In-person
•Breathaplasta Demo Days
•Intelligent Demolition Planning
14/07 17:00-18:00 online. The Green Register: The Greenest House. Erika Suzuki and Anders Strand Luhr  of Office Ten Architecture present the newly launched 'The Greenest House' initiative that makes the most of existing buildings in a way that makes sense for the environment, and ensures that all participants benefit. 15/07, 16/07 & 17/07 8:00-15:00. ADAPTAVATE : Live Breathaplasta Demo Days at Jewsons in Bristol and Bath. Pop by to chat with their team, test the product, and learn practical application tips. Breathaplasta is fast setting and easy to use and contains no Portland cement, no gypsum and no synthetics. 16/07 12:00-13:30 online. Transforming Homes: Transforming Homes at Scale. Opportunities and challenges in scaling up housing transformation using architectural design, biobased materials and low-carbon technologies 16/07 13:00-14:00 online. Ecological Building Systems: Wood Fibre Insulation for New Build. An interactive online CPD on how wood fibre is used to insulate new building constructions and the significant benefits it can provide. 17/07 Komatsu UK, Birtley. National Federation of Demolition Contractors: Choosing Demolition Contractors. The National Federation of Demolition Contractors 'Intelligent Demolition Planning' seminars are tailored to provide the critical knowledge required to plan safe, compliant, and successful demolition projects. 18/07 14:00-15:00 online. Mike Wye Ltd: Walking on Broken Glass. An introduction to GEOCELL Foam Glass Aggregate. Made from recycled foam glass, this insulation material has multiple uses, and the CPD is an insight into the manufacturing process, data highlights, applications, and case studies (including limecrete floor systems).
July 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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#PlasticFreeJuly

Want to reduce plastic waste on construction sites?

Check out ZAP, the free Zero Avoidable Packaging Waste in Construction Toolkit - with tools, templates & case studies to help you cut out unnecessary plastics. asbp.org.uk/project/zap-...
Plastic Free July. The Zero Avoidable Packaging Waste in Construction (ZAP) Toolkit - by the ASBP Reducing Plastics in Construction Group
July 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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We’re delighted to see a Whole Life Carbon Assessment tool win the Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Award (Initiatives). PACER (by Preoptima) enables Local Planning Authorities to enforce Whole Life Carbon policies in the planning process youtu.be/Ovme5pANYMI?...

#SDF2025 #ASBPawards #PHTawards
The PACER (Planning Application Carbon Evaluation and Reduction) Whole Life Carbon Assessment tool wins the Exemplar Sustainable Buildings Awards (Initiatives category)
July 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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It’s #PlasticFreeJuly. Check out the list of resources we’ve compiled to help you reduce plastics in construction. asbp.org.uk/asbp-news/pl...
July 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Calling #retrofit architects, engineers and coordinators. Have your say in improving future retrofit skills training by taking a short survey @transforming-homes.bsky.social.

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July 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Our latest newsletter is out with news updates and events - plus links to 2 new resources @woodknowledgewales.bsky.social:
* ESECT Early Statge Embodied Carbon Tool for low rise housing.
* Construction as a Significant Greenhouse Gas Removal Mechanism report

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July 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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There’s a great selection of online events this week on our Members and Partners Events webpage -> asbp.org.uk/partner-memb... .

* Keim UK
* @reusefully.bsky.social
* @transforming-homes.bsky.social
* @aecb.bsky.social @bethwilliamsse.bsky.social
* Supply Chain Sustainabilty School
* Mike Wye
July 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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In-person events by our Members / Partners asbp.org.uk/partner-memb...

08/07 Devon. Adaptavate Breathaplasta live Demo Day

10/07 Swindon. Ecological Building Systems technical advisors at NSBRC

10/07 17:30 London. @good-homes.bsky.social Guidance Launch of ‘Water Efficiency and Reuse in Housing’
08/07 8:00-15:00 Devon. Adaptavate Breathaplasta live Demo Day at Bradfords in Newton Abbot. 10/07 10:00-16:00 Swindon. Ecological Building Systems technical advisors at the NSBRC. Join them on stands 159 & 160 for expert advice and guidance on sustainable retrofit and new build solutions. 10/07 17:30-19:30 London, N1 8JX. Good Homes Alliance: Guidance Launch – ‘Water Efficiency and Reuse in Housing’. Join GHA for the launch of this best practice guide for housing developers, architects, contractors and their supply chains.
July 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM