Wood-based textiles & modern wood buildings
Environmental impacts beyond climate change
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This EFI report on wood-based textile fibres and modern wood buildings is based on comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) studies and interviews with experts. The authors present the foreseen technological developments that support the development of wood-based fibres and modern wood buildings towards environmental sustainability. They also provide insight into the limitations to the development of wood-based textile fibres and modern wood buildings.
Reference
Orfanidou, T., Hassegawa, M., Leskinen, P., Sixta, H., Oinas, P., Cardellini, G. 2023. Wood-based textiles & modern wood buildings. Knowledge to Action 6, European Forest Institute. https://doi.org/10.36333/k2a06
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