NORWEGIAN FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY – IMPACT ON CLIMATE AND VALUE ADDED
Forests play an important role as carbon sinks. Productive forest area covers 24% of the total land area in Norway and the forests have a growing stock of 784 million …
CARBON FOOTPRINT OF WOOD PRODUCTS – METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES AND SOME EXAMPLES FROM NORWAY
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to human activities have increased since pre-industrial times. Climate change arising from anthropogenic activity has been identified as one of the greatest challenges facing countries, …
CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THE WOOD-BASED BUILDING PRODUCTS
Built environment causes approximately 40 per cent of the all greenhouse gas emissions. European Union has started many standardization works to assess environmental impacts of construction works. One of the …
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT INCLUDING TIME-ADJUSTED GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL FOR SELECTED WOODEN FACADE MATERIALS
The outer facade constitutes a substantial volume of the total consumption of materials used in a building and the need for maintenance of the facade makes it especially interesting from …
The environmental impacts associated with wood modification balanced by the benefits of life extension
Wood modification results in environmental impacts in addition to those associated with the production of the timber alone. In order to determine these impacts a search was made of the …
The role of biobased building materials in the climate impact mitigation of construction
European industry, including the building sector, is aiming to shift to a “Bioeconomy”, relying on forest products to decrease their climate impacts while boosting economic growth. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) …
Reducing and reusing structural timber: Life cycle assessment on two structural systems
An increased use of biobased materials, like timber, as well as establishing circularity in the built environment is one way to limit waste, pressure on primary resources and environmental impact. …
Passive Indoor Climate Regulation: Investigating the Hygrothermal Performance, Energy Saving Potential, and Environmental Impact of Wood Composites
About 20% of energy consumption around the world is used for maintaining a comfortable indoor climate. Developing materials that respond to diurnal humidity/temperature changes would be highly promising for energy-saving …
The environmental impacts of the planed timber production in Norwegian sawmills vs. coated timber cladding
The main goal in this study is to assess the GHG emissions for planed timber and for surface treated cladding in different stages. Calculations are made based on data from …