The Potential of Mass Timber Building for Future-proof Cities

The latest generation of timber products enable complete multi storey neighbourhoods to be built from sustainably sourced softwood.<br/>This chapter explores how a large-scale transition to timber building in urban environments could contribute to solving the three major global crises we are currently facing with climate, natural resources, and...

Discussing Timber Myths: a dialogue between our ambitions and the facts

The building industry has a huge impact on the environment, both in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and resource consumption. It therefore requires a major transition towards more circular and climate-proof building practices. A key piece of the puzzle may come from an unexpected corner: mass timber systems.

Integration of Bamboo Forestry into Carbon Markets

INBAR (International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation) Working Paper. This policy brief provides an introduction to how bamboo forestry projects can be integrated into carbon markets.

Houtbouwmythes ontkracht: het onderscheid tussen fabels en feiten

Gezien de nijpende klimaatverandering en de grote milieu-impact van de bouw is het urgenter dan ooit om onze bouwpraktijk grondig te herzien. Een deel van de oplossing komt wellicht uit onverwachte hoek, namelijk grootschalige toepassing van hout....

Bamboo in the Circular Economy: The potential of bamboo in a zero-waste, low-carbon future

In short, bamboo offers an available, scaleable circular solution to current, linear models of production and consumption. This report should provide policy makers, donors and business investors with a greater understanding of bamboo’s huge potential in the circular economy.

Carbon sequestration and carbon emissions reduction through bamboo forests and products

Environmental impact of constructions made of acetylated wood

In the global climate agreements made during COP 21 in Paris, the role of forests and wood products have gained more attention considering their important impact – both negative and positive – through deforestation, forest conservation, afforestation and increasing application of wood in durable (construction) products acting as carbon sink. A...

Environmental Assessment of Industrial Bamboo Products: Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Sequestration

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the commonly accepted methodology to systematically assess the environmental impact of a material over the full life cycle, from the extraction of resources until the end phase of demolition or recycling (from cradle till grave).<br/>The first objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of the...

The Environmental Impact of Industrial Bamboo Products: Life-cycle Assessment and Carbon Sequestration

This report gives a Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and carbon footprint analysis on a selection of industrial bamboo products. The LCA is made for cradle-to-gate, plus the end-of-life stages of the bamboo products. For end-of-life it is assumed that 90% of the bamboo products are incinerated in an electrical power plant, and 10% will end-up in...

The potential role of wood acetylation in climate change mitigation

In a carbon footprint assessment, the greenhouse gas emissions during the life cycle of a material can be measured, and compared to alternative products in terms of kg CO2 equivalent. If applied correctly, wood acetylation opens up a range of new innovative applications in which high performance yet carbon intensive non-renewable materials such...

The potential role of wood acetylation in climate change mitigation

Design interventions for stimulating bamboo commercialization - Dutch design meets bamboo as a replicable model

Materials have a considerable impact on the environmental sustainability of the products in which they are used. Due to the increasing population and consumption worldwide, more raw materials are consumed than can be produced globally, making especially resource depletion of both abiotic and biotic resources an urgent problem. Due to its good...

Bamboo product commercialization in the European Union. An analysis of bottlenecks and opportunities