Cleo Orfanidou
Cleo’s work focuses on how wood and other bio-based materials can contribute to climate change mitigation through sustainable and climate-smart uses.
She studies how wood moves through the economy—from forests to end uses such as construction, furniture, paper, and energy—and how these flows influence the sustainability of harvested wood products across their supply chains and life cycles.
Her research combines material flow analysis and life-cycle thinking to examine the role of the forest-based sector in decarbonization, including carbon storage in wood products and the broader impacts of wood use.
Cleo is currently pursuing a PhD in Bioproduct Technology at Aalto University. She holds an MSc in Architectural Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and a BSc in Civil Engineering from Greece.
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Environmental impacts of modern wood buildings
Modern wood buildings are often associated with lower environmental impacts compared to buildings made from other materials.
- Sustainable economy
Environmental impacts of wood-based textile fibres
The environmental performance of wood-based textile fibres is dependent on the benchmark used in assessments and the value chain’s complexity.
- Sustainable economy
Mapping wood flows to final product and energy uses in 2021 in the European Union
This study presents a material flow analysis of wood use across the European Union in 2021, tracking flows from forest harvest to end-of-life.
- Sustainable economy
Wood-based textiles & modern wood buildings
Environmental impacts beyond climate change.
- Sustainable economy