The Green Life of Wood
Assessing its Environmental Impacts from Cradle to Cradle
Back to back with the UNECE Timber Committee
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Wood is the product of the future. Green, useful and beautiful, it is one of the best solutions to the world’s current environmental problems, with a huge number of uses, including fuel, all of which are produced in a sustainable and environmentally harmonious way. Yet, despite this, it is often overlooked in building and other industries which have a tradition of favouring less sustainable materials. This workshop will examine how to promote the case for wood products, raise awareness of the potential of wood, and market this remarkable sustainable product.
The workshop, entitled ‘the Green Life of Wood’, will provide an opportunity to listen and interact with experts in the field of wood products, their life cycle analysis, carbon footprint, and environmental impact. Through a participatory exercise, the workshop will also allow all participants to share their points of view and ideas, as well as to discuss solutions and develop recommendations for actions and follow-up on how to further implement LCA to promote environmentally sustainable production, influence building material choices, and guide consumer choices in favour of the environment.
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The workshop programme is available here
For additional information please contact Elina Warsta
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