Organized by, UNECE/FAO Team of Specialists on Forest Product Markets and Marketing
An event of the European Forest Week
Background
Green building is a strong trend in the residential and non-residential sectors in North America and Europe. This trend has major impacts on the wood markets and will eventually impact the entire forest sector.
Objectives
To identify and develop the emerging concept of “green building” in response to evolving policy changes in reaction to global concerns about climate change, energy security, prices and efficiency, and increased societal and institutional consciousness of sustainability;
- To clarify and profile the technical, environmental and economic properties, including advantages and disadvantages of wood as a material for construction elements, fittings and furniture and as a component of building systems;
- To identify and assess the limitations to the use of wood in building (e.g. building rules, traditions, information – including misconceptions, education, training and skills, quality, dimensions and availability of wood vis-à-vis other materials);
- To identify the actions needed for an increased use of wood in green building, including:
- Review and enhance existing material and product standards;
- Review and adapt national building codes and standards;
- Enhance and develop new building materials products and systems, including composites.
Output
- Increase collaboration between forest products stakeholders to promote wood as the preferable building material.
- Conclusions and recommendations to be presented on October 21st at the joint Timber Committee and European Commission
- Market Discussions.
- Website with presentation and report of the workshop.
Content
- Overview on green building and its opportunities and constraints
- Demand (residential and non-residential) for green building
- Green building and the carbon cycle
- Green building rating systems
- Green building in different regions
- The wood promotion campaigns
- Green building and its impacts on the forest sector
Target audience
- Forest products marketing specialists
- Forest products industry representatives
- Governments
- Trade associations
- Academia
- Consulting
- International organizations
- Architects
- Designers
- Engineers and building firms
- Policymakers from national, regional and local governments
- Green building representatives, including LEED, EU Construction Products Directive
- · Standards organizations
- · Composite and ancillary material/product/systems researchers and manufacturers
- · Any other interested by green building
Download the announcement, programme & registration form for the workshop here
For further information, please contact Secretariat