Stora Enso is launching a new building concept that makes it easier for architects, engineers and developers to design office buildings from wood. The concept provides guidance on the use of prefabricated wooden building components, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
Wood components and building concepts are sustainable alternatives for replacing fossil-based concrete and steel and for reducing CO2 emissions in construction. Stora Enso has developed a new flexible, modular wooden office concept which meets all requirements for open space, grid space and clear ceilings. The concept enables office adaptation and demonstrates how the building products and applications can be used in a way that meets fire safety and acoustics regulations.
“By replacing concrete in buildings with massive wood products like Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) and Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), we contribute to a positive impact on the environment, since wood stores carbon over its lifecycle. By using wood, we can help cut carbon emissions by up to 75%,” says Sebastián Hernández, R&D Manager for Building Concepts at Stora Enso.
“Increasingly, employers and building owners are looking for office buildings that fulfil their sustainability standards and reflect the value they place on their employees’ and occupants’ health and wellbeing. Our new head office in Helsinki, Finland, will be designed using our office concept and will showcase a world-class modern wooden building,” says Jari Suominen, Executive Vice President of Stora Enso’s Wood Products division.
Stora Enso is a leading global provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper.
