Net Zero Carbon
PV cells
Photovoltaic (PV) Cells, or solar panels, have been installed on our Witney factory roof and will produce just under one megawatt (1MW) of electricity, covering the factory’s own energy needs and an excess of green energy that is exported back into the national grid for other local businesses and homes to use. This significantly reduces the site’s environmental footprint and combined with new electric vehicle charging points for staff and visitors, supports DTS’ sustainability goals.
Timber build solutions are the most sustainable form of construction, the only truly naturally renewable building material and the solution to achieving net zero carbon targets. Not only more environmentally friendly than masonry during the build, but also when the building is in use and throughout its entire lifetime. We’re proud to be a pioneer of the sustainable timber industry and a key player in the world of sustainable building. When it comes to a sustainable built environment, material choices matter. Wood is a natural, renewable and sustainable material for building, with a lighter carbon footprint than steel or concrete, providing sustainable homes and sustainable building solutions. As a timber frame manufacturer we have been working using a sustainable building method for 50 years.
- Maximizing wood use through timber frame in both residential and commercial construction will remove millions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere annually.
- Wood stores carbon and, with the least embodied energy of all major building materials, it requires less energy from harvest to transport, manufacturing, installation, maintenance and disposal or recycling.
- We have an award-winning energy efficient fabric solution in our Sigma® II build system – Housebuilders’ Best Building Fabric Product 2020 winner.
- Harvesting and replanting increases the forests’ carbon sink potential as the rate of sequestration is greater during young, vigorous growth.
- Active forest management, or forest thinning, mitigates wildfires, cuts carbon emissions, expands wildlife habitats, and creates jobs in rural areas.
- Every timber frame building we produce for our clients is a fabric-first low carbon building.
- Our offsite solutions have lower embodied carbon than masonry.
Environmental Product Declaration
An environmental product declaration, or EPD, is an independently verified document that transparently reports the environmental impact of a product or material, based on a product life-cycle assessment(LCA). The LCA evaluates the environmental effects throughout the product’s lifecycle, from raw material extraction to disposal. EPDs, derived from these LCAs, support carbon emission reduction targets by enabling comparisons of the environmental impacts of different materials and products, helping to select the most sustainable option for buildings and infrastructure.
We have published EPDs for the following products:
- Architects, engineers and designers are able to choose the most sustainable option for their project.
- Manufacturers are able to optimize the impact of their products and market their carbon transparency.
- EPDs help to achieve EPD and LCA credits in certification schemes, like LEED, BREEAM, and others.
Our EPD Certificates
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Alpha Open PanelAlpha Open Panel
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Alpha FermacellAlpha Fermacell
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Sigma II C-StudsSigma II C-Studs
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Sigma II Solid Stud Closed PanelSigma II Solid Stud Closed Panel
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Delta Pre-Insulated PanelDelta Pre-Insulated Panel
