Climate-smart, circular, and sustainable solutions for use of wood in the construction sector

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SEFRI

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24.00473

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Climate-smart, circular, and sustainable solutions for use of wood in the construction sector

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Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Anglais)	The construction sector is responsible for 40% of CO2 emissions, 50% of all extracted materials, and 35% of waste generated.TIMBERHAUS will contribute significantly to decreasing these numbers and reaching Europe’s climate policy targets by developinginnovative circular solutions for sustainable wood construction. TIMBERHAUS will use the considerable expertise and innovationpower of the multi-actor consortium consisting of key stakeholders across the value chain to realise the full circular and sustainablepotential of wood construction. Game changing wood processing technologies based on machine learning and artificial intelligencewill be developed and used in the prototyping of innovative wood construction products incorporating currently underutilized woodresources and post-consumer wood. Supporting the New European Bauhaus, holistic and circular wood building blueprints for multistorybuildings incorporating local cultural traditions and design languages as well as human health and well-being aspects will be cocreatedand demonstrated as digital pilots together with European cities and their stakeholders. New knowledge on the quantitativelimits and opportunities of wood as a resource will be generated to give valuable input to forest and climate policy development. Tosupport the European Commission’s framework for carbon removal certification, TIMBERHAUS will develop a robust and cost-efficientmethodology to quantify the carbon removal benefits of wood construction products and other materials. A European observatory forwood construction will be established to provide best practise guidelines and monitor statistics and market uptake. Localised and EU-leveldecarbonisation strategies for buildings will be developed along with roadmaps for mainstreaming multi-story wood buildings. Basedon project learnings, policy recommendations will be provided along with recommendations for new or updated European harmonisedtechnical specifications and Eurocodes.

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The construction sector is responsible for 40% of CO2 emissions, 50% of all extracted materials, and 35% of waste generated.TIMBERHAUS will contribute significantly to decreasing these numbers and reaching Europe’s climate policy targets by developinginnovative circular solutions for sustainable wood construction. TIMBERHAUS will use the considerable expertise and innovationpower of the multi-actor consortium consisting of key stakeholders across the value chain to realise the full circular and sustainablepotential of wood construction. Game changing wood processing technologies based on machine learning and artificial intelligencewill be developed and used in the prototyping of innovative wood construction products incorporating currently underutilized woodresources and post-consumer wood. Supporting the New European Bauhaus, holistic and circular wood building blueprints for multistorybuildings incorporating local cultural traditions and design languages as well as human health and well-being aspects will be cocreatedand demonstrated as digital pilots together with European cities and their stakeholders. New knowledge on the quantitativelimits and opportunities of wood as a resource will be generated to give valuable input to forest and climate policy development. Tosupport the European Commission’s framework for carbon removal certification, TIMBERHAUS will develop a robust and cost-efficientmethodology to quantify the carbon removal benefits of wood construction products and other materials. A European observatory forwood construction will be established to provide best practise guidelines and monitor statistics and market uptake. Localised and EU-leveldecarbonisation strategies for buildings will be developed along with roadmaps for mainstreaming multi-story wood buildings. Basedon project learnings, policy recommendations will be provided along with recommendations for new or updated European harmonisedtechnical specifications and Eurocodes.