{"id":2642,"date":"2020-10-08T09:33:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T09:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/cwst\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=2642"},"modified":"2020-10-08T09:33:40","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T09:33:40","slug":"infuturewoodwebinar","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/cwst\/event\/infuturewoodwebinar\/","title":{"rendered":"InFutUReWood webinar: Timber buildings: reuse and recycling for sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Timber buildings: reuse and recycling for sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n

This webinar explores the topic of the circular economy for wood used for construction. Wood, as a natural and renewable material has huge advantages for sustainability. But ensuring that wood comes from responsibly managed forests is only part of the picture. Renewable is not the same as infinite and with rising global demand for wood, it is becoming increasingly necessary to think beyond its first use. As well as caring where the wood came from, we need to care about where it goes next.<\/p>\n

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\nThis webinar will share interesting and useful findings from the ForestValue project \u201cInFutUReWood\u201d.
\nInFutUReWood aims to answer the questions: \u201cHow should we build today to be able to circulate tomorrow?\u201d and \u201cHow should we design timber buildings and wood-based construction products from the perspective of reuse and recoverability?\u201d It focuses on the potential reuse of current reclaimed wood as structural material, and on \u201cdesign for deconstruction” to make future buildings better for the circular economy. We are developing methods for future circulation of timber products considering multiple life cycles, and practical industry issues at design, construction and deconstruction phases. This webinar will present what we have been working on, and seek views on whether we are going in the right direction.
\nThe project has four major areas:<\/p>\n