Circularity Concepts in Wood Construction
Download FileNew study of Circularity Concepts in Wood Construction co-published by the United Nations (UNECE) and FAO with Jim Bowyer and Katie Fernholz of Dovetail Partners as contributing authors
When it comes to sustainability and circularity, wood as a natural raw material has several advantages over other building materials. As a bio-based resource, it has considerable benefits concerning greenhouse gas emissions, carbon-storing, thermal insulation as well as human health and well-being compared to other construction materials. New types of wood products, being the result of extensive research, enable the extensive use of wood in tall buildings. At the same time, innovative wood products provide less manufacturing waste, low carbon-emission alternatives and store massive quantities of carbon while new technologies speed construction processes, promote energy efficiency and minimize waste.
This study examines the benefits of wood as a construction material and discusses practices applied in the wood construction sector from the perspective of circularity, sustainability and climate change mitigation. It analyses how circularity concepts can be applied in the construction industry using different construction methods and at different stages of value chains. The study describes how different construction techniques and practices contribute to the renewal and sustainability of construction value chains. The analysis is supported by examples of good practice in UNECE member States. The study is the result of a cooperative effort involving a network of authors, reviewers, editors, the UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Sustainable Forest Products, and a team of people working in the Joint UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section in Geneva and at FAO in Rome.
Read more and download the report:
https://unece.org/forests/publications/circularity-concepts-wood-construction
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