Wood is a renewable, natural, carbon-storing material indigenous to many building cultures, widely utilised as a building resource. It is also the world’s most successful fiber composite, in terms of its high-strength and low-cost. Wood’s sensual qualities, its tectonic potential and longevity are closely connected to its high social value and cultural resilience. We are experiencing a real “wood architecture revival”, with increased roles for wood at all scales, from largescale structures to interior finishes, mainly as a result of wood’s capacity for contributing to climate change mitigation through carbon sequestering. This has kick started a wealth of interest from architects and politicians looking to find ways to develop carbon free futures.