The importance of wood.
Besides the fact that wood looks very beautiful aesthetically, it is a very strong building material and thus has many advantages:
- Natural
- Renewable
- Long lifespan
- Fireproof
- Flexible
- Highly weather resistant
- Low risk of collapse
- CO2 storage
- ... and so much more!
With wood, we do not deplete the earth further, provided it is exploited in a sustainable way. Sustainable forest management takes good care of flora and fauna, but also of the soil and the water balance. By harvesting wood from sustainably managed forests, they actually grow again instead of disappearing. The forest is given the time and space to grow new trees, so wood is never exhausted. If we opt - as we once did - for materials with a biological origin such as wood, we will preserve our forests worldwide and the lungs of our earth!