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Demolition of a 200-year timber building in Spain
Astur-Araba S.L. (info@asturaraba.com), a company from the Basque Country, Spain, dedicated to recover and reuse timber from demolition is currently collaborating with the InFutUReWood’s Spanish partner, Timber Construction Research Group from the Universidad...
Workshop with Swedish Architects, Engineers and a Municipality
In the Workpackage 2 we are focusing on answering the question “How should we build today to be able to circulate tomorrow?”
Free webinar – Timber buildings: reuse and recycling for sustainability (20/10/2020)
This webinar explores the topic of the circular economy for wood used for construction.
Wood Waste Management Facilities Visit
The InFutUReWood’s Spanish partner, Timber Construction Research Group from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), contacted with Urkiondo Ekolur S.L., a recycling company from the Basque Country, Spain. The wood recycling facilities sited in Andoain were...
Circularity Indicators – CIX -a project led by ETTELVA architects, Sweden
Sweden 2020. The construction and demolition industry creates 10 million tonnes of waste every year – that is more waste than from all Sweden's households put together. By starting out from an apartment-building that Riksbyggen builds on a recurring basis, ETTELVA...
63rd SWST International Convention
As part of the research work of the InFutUReWood, some project partners attended the 63rd Society of Wood Science and Technology International Convention that took place online due to Covid-19 (formerly in Slovenia) last July. The event was attended by 459...
Upcoming presentations at the SWST conference!
The Society of Wood Science and Technology holds its annual conference online this year. The registration is free! The last day to register is today, Monday the 6th of July 2020.
“Over and over again” – an impressive thesis
You might remember that some months ago we wrote about Ida and Sara visiting us at RISE Wood Building Technology in Skellefteå. They worked very hard this spring and presented their dissertation at Chalmers last week!
Five questions about Sweden
Are you curious how many wooden houses are built in Sweden and if tthe wood is ever recovered? Here you can find the answers!
