Publications

Our selection of relevant publications, projects, podcasts and other information about sustainable building with timber.

Construction Stored Carbon

  • The Construction Stored Carbon (CSC) method, developed by Climate Cleanup, quantifies and certifies the amount of CO₂ stored in biobased building materials, ensuring long-term carbon removal in construction. By aligning with the EU Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF), CSC enables the built environment to function as a carbon sink, supporting climate goals and sustainable development

  • Climate Cleanup is a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating nature-based carbon removal to restore the climate. By developing innovative methods like Construction Stored Carbon (CSC) and fostering collaboration between scientists, businesses, and policymakers, Climate Cleanup helps scale solutions that actively remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. The organization supports regenerative practices in construction, agriculture, and marine ecosystems, driving the transition to a circular, climate-positive economy.

The Construction Stored Carbon (CSC) method, developed by Climate Cleanup, quantifies and certifies the amount of CO₂ stored in biobased building materials, ensuring long-term carbon removal in construction.

Trainers kit Course Building with Timber

  • The foundation for this manual is a timber construction course for housing corporations that FSC Nederland developed in 2022. Nine Dutch housing corporations were closely involved in this development. Since 2022, more than 200 corporations have participated in the course, this experience is also included in the handbook.

A kit for developing timber construction courses for housing associations. A manual designed to equip trainers with the tools and knowledge needed to effectively teach others about timber construction methods in residential projects.

Dual LCA for buildings with reuse of timber

Report: Dual LCA for buildings

  • Life cycle assessment (LCA) is used to evaluate a building's CO₂ emissions over its lifetime. To address the climate crisis, it is crucial to limit these emissions to reduce the global warming impact of buildings. In Europe, the environmental impact of buildings is calculated using standardized methods per European standards EN15978 and EN15804. This report introduces a dual LCA method that aims to minimize both the upfront carbon footprint and material usage. The method leverages biogenic carbon sequestration in wood and timber products, which can be included as a negative contribution to the LCA if sourced from managed forestry. This approach postpones the release of sequestered carbon by reusing timber, although it diverges from standard LCA protocols. The dual LCA method has been tested on three projects, with one specifically designed using this approach, while the other two were in different stages of completion.

  • Søren Jensen is a consulting engineering firm specializing in structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering services. They provide innovative and sustainable engineering solutions for various building and infrastructure projects.

The dual LCA-method is tested on three case projects whereas just one of the case projects has been designed with the Dual LCA method approach.

Tropische houtsoorten in woningbouw (NL)

  • Sta als opdrachtgever open voor de toepassing van andere tropische houtsoorten dan de gangbare. Dit geeft de FSC-bosbeheerder de mogelijkheid het bos nog evenwichtiger te beheren. In deze flyer staan enkele voorbeelden van de diversiteit aan houtsoorten die voor bepaalde toepassingen gebruikt kan worden.

In deze flyer staan enkele voorbeelden van de diversiteit aan houtsoorten die voor bepaalde toepassingen gebruikt kan worden

Is er genoeg hout? (NL)

  • Ook delen ze enkele voorwaarden om aan de groeiende vraag te blijven voldoen:

    Zet in op hoogwaardige toepassingen van hout: dit vergt ook keuzes in bosbeheer

    (Certificering van) duurzaam bosbeheer

    Bescherming tegen de gevolgen van #klimaatverandering

    De aanplant van bos

    Benutten van #circulaire mogelijkheden van hout

    Daarnaast wordt toenemend hergebruik en cascadering van hout genoemd als een waardevolle aanvulling op het houtaanbod dat tevens CO2 winst oplevert.

    Lees het volledige paper via de link.

Houtbouw neemt een grote vlucht onder andere door de groeiende aandacht voor de milieuprestatie van gebouwen. Welke consequenties heeft die ontwikkeling voor het aanbod van hout, en gaat die groeiende vraag naar hout niet ten koste van bossen?

Stichting Probos, PEFC Nederland en FSC Nederland hebben die vragen onderzocht en de uitkomsten gebundeld in het paper 'Is er genoeg hout?'

Architects for Forests

  • In the pursuit of sustainable and environmentally friendly construction practices, responsible sourcing of wood plays a pivotal role. Architects, as the driving forces behind building design and material selection, bear a unique responsibility to champion the use of responsibly sourced wood in their projects. Recognizing that building in wood is only truly sustainable when materials are sourced responsibly is essential for architects to uphold their commitment to sustainability.

  • This magazine was developed by FSC on the occasion of their attendance at the World Congress of Architects organised by the Union of Architects (UIA) in Copenhagen in 2023. The magazine containes inspiration and information about the endless possibilities of the use of certfied wood in architecture.

Embracing FSC® Certification for Sustainable Architecture and Design

Houtbouw? Pak die kans als gemeente! (NL)

  • Gemeenten kunnen als opdrachtgever, verbinder en versneller een prominente rol spelen in het stimuleren van houtbouw. Dat is belangrijk, want bouwen met hout betekent invulling geven aan klimaatdoelen en circulaire ambities.

    Sommige gemeenten zijn al volop aan de slag met houtbouw, anderen zitten nog in de oriëntatiefase. Die laatste groep bieden we dit pamflet met tips en handreikingen.

Een pamflet met tips en handreikingen voor gemeenten in de oriëntatiefase van houtbouw.

Discussing Timber Myths

  • In the document 'Discussing Timber Myths,' 12 widely accepted misconceptions regarding the use of timber in construction are thoroughly examined and disproven. These myths cover various aspects, such as the misconceptions about timber's durability, safety, and cost compared to traditional materials. The refutation of each myth is grounded in the latest scientific research and practical assessments.

  • The booklet is developed by AMS Institute for Avanced Metropolitan Solutions, co-funded by Built by Nature.

    Pablo van der Lugt and Joke Doufourmont contributed to the “Sustainable Building with Timber” MOOC of the HOME for the future project.

A dialogue between ambitions and the facts on building with timber.

The Wooden Dial

  • The Wooden Dial is a guide that explains and divides relatively complex building technical knowledge about the use of wood in new construction into steps from 0-5.

    It is important to decide on any use of wood in new construction early in the planning phase, and with The Wooden Dial you can see how you can increase the amount of wood, step by step.

    At the same time, the guide also shows the climatic and economic impact at each step. The Wooden Dial focuses on how to go a long way with sustainability, without necessarily making the construction process more expensive or complicated.

    The guide is primarily to be used as a conversation starter early in the planning of a construction project, where the project group must lay out a strategy for how to achieve the greatest possible sustainability in the project.

  • The Wooden Dial (Træbarometeret in Danish) was developed by Niels Toft Wendelboe, Byggepartnerskabet &os and KAB.

    KAB is Denmark’s largest administrator of non-profit housing.

A guide to building with more wood in non-profit housing

[NL] Doorzagen - de podcast

Once a week journalist Thomas van Belzen and two guests discuss the building with wood trends and updates.