{"id":76611,"date":"2018-10-30T10:01:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T10:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tin.happy-projects.ro\/european-construction-sector-becomes-interested-hardwood\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:49:15","slug":"european-construction-sector-becomes-interested-hardwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timberindustrynews.com\/ro\/european-construction-sector-becomes-interested-hardwood\/","title":{"rendered":"European construction sector becomes more interested in hardwood"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UNECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry (COFFI) released their Annual Market Review 2017-2018, together with several market statements by national governments in the UNECE region (which includes the sub-regions of Europe, North America and the CIS), in advance of their 76th session to be held in Vancouver on 5-9 November.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the European construction sector, COFFI observe that the current rate of very slow growth is unlikely to pick up for some time. Despite a clear need for more housing to satisfy rising demand, the numbers of building permits and starts have trended downward in Europe in recent years, and the outlook for new residential starts is for a decline in the longer term.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, residential remodelling is forecast to increase and to reinforce its position as the principal construction activity in Europe. In the euro-zone residential remodelling activity is forecast to increase from Euro 407.4 billion in 2018 to Euro 418.4 billion in 2020.<\/p>\n

This, at least, is good news for hardwoods which tend to be more widely used to upgrade existing houses than in the new-build sector.<\/p>\n

In addition to lacklustre forecasts in residential construction the type of structures built in this sector are changing, with a gradual shift away from separate houses in favour of flats and other higher density construction.<\/p>\n

This is a result the aging of the population, declining household size, substantial reductions in state subsidies for housing, and rapid increases in land prices and construction costs.<\/p>\n

Again, these changes may present opportunities for increased wood use, including hardwoods, in Europe. The desire to reduce construction costs and time on site is driving a slow rise in demand for modular wood-based construction systems using a variety of engineered wood products.<\/p>\n

COFFI particularly highlights the rapid growth in European production and use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) which is particularly well suited for efficient and rapid high-density construction. COFFI observe that the share of CLT in European wood construction is still small, but interest and investment in the product is rising.<\/p>\n

Drawing on a review of the strategic plans of European producers, COFFI Predict that European CLT production will more than double from 0.7 million cu.m in 2017 to 1.81 million cu.m in 2020<\/p>\n

Of course, most of production of CLT and other engineered wood products comprises softwood, a situation which is unlikely to change. Compared to softwoods, hardwoods are much less readily available in large consistent volumes and grades at competitive prices.<\/p>\n

However, there is potential to develop specialist grades of CLT using hardwoods for applications where high strength, durability or aesthetic character are needed.<\/p>\n

For this reason, a major focus of American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) promotion in Europe is to encourage use of hardwood for CLT manufacture.<\/p>\n

Most recently AHEC sponsored \u201cMultiPly\u201d, a major demonstration project in collaboration with Waugh Thistleton Architects and Arup as part of London Design Festival, which \u201ccombines American tulipwood with innovative methods of modular construction to confront two of the current age\u2019s biggest challenges \u2013 the pressing need for housing and the urgency to fight climate change.\u201d<\/p>\n

To date only a very small volume of hardwood CLT has been manufactured in the EU to supply high-end bespoke projects, notably a health centre completed in the UK in 2017 claiming to be the world\u2019s first hardwood CLT building.<\/p>\n

While at present only temperate hardwoods are being considered for use in CLT in the EU, some larger tropical suppliers have expressed interest in exploring the opportunities for tropical hardwood in this sector, given the high strength to weight ratio of many tropical species, and their durability (implying competitive advantages for tropical hardwoods in CLT elements exposed to the weather).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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