TTF chief executive John White said the meeting would take place in the new year and he was pleased that there would be ministerial involvement.
“We were very pleased to see the incentive the chancellor is proposing to give homebuilders who can build zero-carbon dwellings. We know this can be done.”
The chancellor has proposed a stamp duty exemption beginning next year, which he said could lead to the majority of new homes being carbon-neutral within 10 years.
While the UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA) also welcomed the measure, Richard Lambert, chief executive of the British Woodworking Federation, said he still regarded it as a niche product.
“It’s the right thing to say and the right thing to do, but it’s more the result of the need to give a soundbite to the national media on something they have never heard of so as to be perceived as something new.”
He added: “I can’t see that this alters the economics of housebuilding and home purchase enough for it to break out.”
UKTFA chief executive Bryan Woodley said the 10-year target was “ambitious” and to be applauded. He said the UK timber frame industry was already developing the technology and building practices that alloedw housebuilders to meet the target.
“We believe that the use of timber frame makes it both commercially and technically feasible,” he said.
Stewart Milne is to unveil a carbon neutral house at BRE‘s Offsite 07 exhibition.
