Tag: sustainable timber buildings

• Reusing timber in construction

  In our latest infographic, we outline the steps required to safely reuse structural timber in renovation and construction. Using wood for longer, following the cascading principle, helps to avoid waste and reduce carbon emissions.

• Strength grading reclaimed timber in construction

  Strength grading is an important step to safely reuse timber, but what are the steps and what supporting information is required? Find out in our infographic.

• Shaping the future of sustainable construction

  In this briefing, we review recent and upcoming developments in EU policy and standards that are relevant to forestry, timber, and construction and explore the untapped potential of public procurement to drive demand for sustainable construction materials.

• Position paper – No shortcuts for carbon storage in products

  Our latest position paper critically assesses the risks and opportunities for managing carbon emissions and storing carbon in construction timber and concrete. Before storage-based incentives, we recommend EU policymakers focus existing policies on defining and incentivising sustainable timber and low-carbon cement and concrete through circular and sustainable sourcing measures, effectively achieving the same environmental goal without venturing into tricky accounting.

• ECOS Report – Seeing the forest through the trees: How sustainable timber buildings can help fight the climate crisis

  New ECOS report on sustainable timber constructions explains how policy and standards can support the mutual improvement of the ecological functions of forests via ecological forest management, and decarbonise the building sector through a reasonable use of circular and sustainably-sourced timber.