Swedish Wood spreads knowledge, provides inspiration and encourages development relating to wood, wood products and wood construction. Swedish Wood also aims to highlight wood as a competitive, eco-friendly and sustainable material.
ARTICLE Now, the country’s largest office block in wood stands proudly on the site next to the central station in Uppsala.
Anna Ryberg Ågren, currently CEO of building materials organisation Byggmaterialindustrierna, will become Director of Swedish Wood on 1 December. In taking on the leadership of this industry body, Anna can draw on her extensive experience in environmental issues, sustainability and urban development.
ARTICLE Gaming giant builds block in Helsinki’s new Wood city using new construction systems and innovative solutions.
ARTICLE Read about the hobby workshop that combines tradition and modernity, with the low roof pitch reflecting the rolling landscape.
ARTICLE Norwegian furniture maker Vestre has taken sustainability to a whole new level. The vision is that all their furniture will last forever. Now they have built the world’s most sustainable furniture factory in wood – the spectacular propeller-shaped building has become an attraction in its own right.
ARTICLE On a hill in the Norwegian mountain village of Sinnes stands a house dedicated to the surrounding forest. Made entirely of wood, the building is a modern take on the Norwegian cabin, with the playfully cheeky name Timber Temple.
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