Building a greener future: timber’s role in sustainable construction
Robert Hairstans explains how offsite timber building can cut carbon, boost efficiency, and transform the industry.
In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sat down with Professor Robert Hairstans, a leader in offsite timber construction and sustainable building practices. Hairstans is pioneering new approaches to construction that prioritize environmental responsibility without sacrificing efficiency or durability.
As the 2024 Offsite Awards Pioneer of the Year, Hairstans is leading an industry-wide movement toward sustainable, efficient, and high-tech construction.
During our talk, we explored why timber is emerging (well re-emerging) as the future material, how offsite manufacturing solves critical challenges in the sector, and what must happen for sustainable building methods to become the global norm.