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Forum Wood Building Nordic 2019

The eighth Nordic conference with a focus on the role of design in the future, veneer and massive wood construction, resource efficiency and sustainability, Nordic harmonization of regulations and guidelines. It is the main conference for wood construction in the Nordic countries and part of the international Forum-Holzbau organization. Welcome!
House Schildt
Architects POOK

Three-storey detached house on a steep northwest-facing slope. The simple, gabled solid wood mass was designed for architectural timelessness, technical durability and a small footprint. The building divides the site into a front yard with traffic and a natural back slope.
Wood in interiors lowers levels of stress

In interiors, wood seems to have the power to regulate people’s levels of stress. In a comparison of different work rooms, stress level, measured as the skin’s capacity to conduct electricity, was lowest in a room with wooden furniture. Not even plants brought into a room fitted out in white had the same effect. Read more
Adhesives in wood construction

Wood adhesives play a key role in modern industrial wood construction. Adhesives help save wood, and they can be used to build light but strong structures and to moderate the expansion and contraction that comes with the inherent moisture retention of wood. Modern industrial wood adhesives have been tailored to meet the needs of the wood industry and are constantly evolving. We asked an industry leader to tell us a little about adhesives and how they affect the properties of wood. Read more
Wood Magazine 1/2019

A variety of resident surveys show that people want wood in their homes, particularly in visible surfaces. Solid wood construction is finally making this a reality. Adding wood surfaces to other types of apartment production, not just solid wood construction, would also be relatively easy. It is a bit of a shame that it is not common practice. Resident surveys show that such wood surfaces would be more than enough to fulfil most people’s wishes.
Why use wood?

Watch an animated story about the benefits of using wood. The video is in six different languages.
Infographic Story of Wood

Wood is a versatile material and the use of wood reduces climate change. See the Story of Wood in infographic in six languages. Download, use and share it too!