Home Grown Cabin Takes Form
The HomeGrownCabin is the latest in the Grown in Britain Research and Development Programme funded by FC Innovation funding, with partners London Metropolitan University, Birling Estate, and Mule Studios. The principle aim is to explore innovations in using Sweet Chestnut Coppice and Ash to make construction components and structures that can be up-scaled.
Sweet chestnut is under-utilized in construction and yet is widely available in the south east of England. Ash is available in abundance and this project has sought to divert this valuable timber from the firewood market and into a higher value usage in construction.
The project has made significant and exciting progress in a number of key areas, primarily Supply Chain, Design and the use of Homegrown timber in place of imports.
