Case stories
12 April 2021
Penguin Parade Visitor Centre: a sustainable new timber home for Australia's penguins
Construction
Certified timber helped the new award-winning Penguin Parade Visitor Centre achieve a delicate balance between landscape and built form, and between people and wildlife habitat.
31 March 2021
Estrella Damm: switching from plastic packaging to PEFC-certified cardboard
Packaging
PEFC-certified cardboard has replaced the plastic packaging around beverage can packs by Estrella Damm, reducing plastic use by 99 tons a year.
18 March 2021
Lincoln Castle: new Heritage Skills Centre goes for glulam
Construction
The new building, a Heritage Skills Education Centre, is next to Lincoln Castle in Eastern England, and comprises PEFC-certified glulam columns, roof beams and bar bracing.
15 February 2021
Arjowiggins’ Sylvicta: a sustainable wood-based alternative to plastic packaging
Packaging
As demand for environmentally friendly packaging grows, Arjopapers has launched Sylvicta, a ground-breaking alternative to plastic packaging, using PEFC-certified wood pulp.
11 February 2021
Sky: educational building showcases certified timber
Construction
The first multi-storey timber commercial office in the UK, the educational facility demonstrates the use of offsite prefabrication and timber construction.