New wooden buildings can slash upfront emissions by nearly a third, study shows
New research calls for clearer definitions for hybrid buildings
Can a city store as much carbon as a forest?
A new tool helps show how growing cities can remain carbon neutral
Investments in wood competence
Significant sum of donations of 700 000 euros enables high-quality wood science teaching with wider availability.
Wooden buildings are a sustainable alternative in the face of global steel shortages
Building with wood instead of steel and concrete would make construction more sustainable and supply chains more resilient
Bio-based coating for wood outperforms traditional synthetic options
Researchers turn a non-toxic residue into wood coating that resists abrasion-, stain-, and sunlight.
Multi-story buildings made of wood sell for 9% more than other construction
Study shows for first time that wood construction is economically feasible
Building European cities with wood would sequester half of cement industry’s current carbon emissions
Model shows that slowly increasing the use of wood in European construction could increase the carbon storage of buildings by 420 million CO2 tons over the next 20 years
International cooperation makes building with wood even more attractive
This is the main European conference for wood construction. It brings together researchers, builders and decision-makers at Aalto in June.
