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Trä & Teknik 2026
RISE is an innovation partner at Trä & Teknik 2026, showcasing how new research and innovation strengthen the competitiveness of the wood industry. Meet RISE at the fair and explore current research results, circular solutions, and the future of timber construction.
Trä & Teknik is the Nordic region’s leading meeting place for industrial wood processing and timber construction. From sawmilling and manufacturing to building, innovation, and future sustainable solutions, the fair brings together the entire value chain and serves as a key arena for knowledge exchange, business development, and technological advancement within the wood sector.
As an innovation partner at Trä & Teknik 2026, RISE presents current research, new results, and concrete examples of how innovation can strengthen competitiveness and support the transition to a more sustainable industry. For you as a partner or customer, this means access to research closely aligned with real industry challenges – from circular material flows and resource-efficient production to the role of wood in future construction.
Meet RISE’s experts on site, discuss your development needs, and explore how collaboration with RISE can support you from early-stage ideas and knowledge development to testing, verification, and practical implementation. RISE is located in the partner area of the fair. Trä & Teknik is where research meets industry – and where the next steps for the wood sector take shape.
Speakers
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Speakers
Marcus Vendt
Flexible operation pays off quickly for sawmills, RISE
TräTorget, 25 August, kl. 12.00-12.20
How can sawmills translate flexible production, battery energy storage, and electric vehicle charging into tangible revenues in the power grid? The presentation shows results from the SågFlex project, including models and industrial cases that quantify the potential for frequency regulation, requirements on response time and duration, as well as payback periods – and identifies the technical barriers that must be addressed to move from theoretical potential to actual operation.
Sofia Stensson & Petri Luomala
Advanced and innovative digital value chain for the wood industry, RISE
TräTalks, 27 August, kl. 10.20-10.50
How can real traceability be achieved across the entire wood industry value chain? The presentation demonstrates how digital product passports can be used to collect and share data on origin, material properties, and environmental impact, thereby enabling more efficient material flows and a more circular use of wood-based products.
Marie Johansson
From foresight to technology – development areas in the wood industry, RISE
TräTalks, 26 August, kl. 12.30 -12.50
Which strategic choices does the wood industry face in the transition towards reduced climate impact? The presentation highlights results from RISE foresight work and how these have been translated into a concrete development strategy with prioritised areas from raw material to reuse, and what this means for future development, investments, and collaboration across the sector.
Kirsi Jarnerö, RISE och Karl-Johan Gydell, White arkitekter och CVA, Chalmers
Hospitals with timber structures – innovation for future healthcare environments, RISE
TräTorget, 25 August kl. 11.00-11.20
How does timber perform in complex healthcare buildings with high requirements for fire safety, hygiene, and flexibility? The presentation combines research results with full-scale projects (including Karlstad and international examples) to show how timber influences indoor environments, patient experience, and technical design – and identifies the key challenges that must be addressed for wider implementation.
Mikael Svensson, Micor Tooling och Frank Schleicher, RISE
Machining of wood – the potential for thinner saw kerf in sawmills, current progress and near-term developments, RISE
TräTorget, 26 August, kl. 14.30-14.50
How far can we reduce the saw kerf, and what does this mean in practice for yield, costs, and resource efficiency? The presentation summarises the current state of technology and research, highlights the potential of existing solutions, and identifies the key technical challenges and next steps for implementation in sawmills.
Ylva Sandin
ADesign for disassembly in timber construction: insights from research and industry, RISE
Trätorget 27 August, kl. 10.30-10-50
What does design for disassembly mean in practice, and how does it affect structural design, business models, and requirements? The presentation shares insights from an ongoing project where industry and research partners explore levels of disassembly, technical solutions, and how the value of reuse can be realised in the construction process.
Patrik Karlsson Ryberg
Can changes in demolition and building permit processes accelerate reuse in the construction sector?, RISE
TräTalks, 27 August, kl. 13.00-13.20
How do municipal processes and regulations affect the ability to scale up reuse in the construction sector? The presentation shares insights from the Återbrukslogik project and highlights how changes in permit processes, new value chains, and collaboration between stakeholders can improve access to reclaimed materials of the right quality at the right time.
Karin Sandberg
Security buildings using timber and bio-based materials, RISE
Trätorget, 27 August, kl. 14.00-14.30
Can timber-based structures meet the stringent requirements of security buildings such as prisons and other protected facilities? The presentation shows how technical solutions, prototypes, and full-scale demonstrators are developed and evaluated to meet demands for safety, functionality, and climate performance—and what this implies for future design and material choices.
Pernilla Johansson
Critical moisture conditions in building materials, RISE
TräTalks, 25 August, kl. 10.30-10.50
This presentation shows how the critical moisture level for mould growth can be determined using standardised methods and applied as a design parameter in moisture-safe construction. Results from two research projects highlight how different material groups vary in critical relative humidity, and what this means for design choices and material selection.
Anders Larsson
Durable fire protection for wood façades, RISE
TräTorget, 25 August, kl. 12.00-12.30
How can material design be used to control the durability of fire-retardant wood products in outdoor environments? The presentation highlights how water solubility, chemical composition, and bonding to the wood influence leaching and long-term performance, and how these relationships can be applied to develop more durable fire protection systems.
Payam Ghiaci
Next-Generation Mycelium Composites by Programmable Hyphal Engineering, RISE
TräTorget, 25 August, kl. 13.30-13.50
How can fungal mycelium be programmed to control material properties at the microscale? The presentation shows how controlling hyphal length and branching patterns enables the design of bio-based composites with optimised strength, flexibility, and load distribution, using residues from the forest industry — and how this opens up scalable, lightweight, and biodegradable construction materials.
Peter Ylmén
Future climate declarations – a forward look, RISE
TräTalks, 26 August, kl. 13.30-13.50
How will new requirements for calculating climate impact over a building’s entire lifetime affect how we design and construct buildings? The presentation outlines what the upcoming regulations mean in practice—covering which building types are included, which life-cycle stages must be accounted for, and the expected timeline for implementation up to 2030.
Irina Martynyuk
Foundations for timber buildings, RISE
TräTorget, 27 August kl. 11.30 – 11.50
How can foundations for small and medium-sized timber buildings be designed to reduce climate impact without compromising functionality and stability? The presentation highlights the potential of alternative solutions, such as timber ground slabs, and shows how requirements for moisture safety, ground conditions, and stability influence design, as well as the key technical challenges that must be addressed for practical implementation.
Kaisa Svennberg
Ensuring durable airtightness in small houses – insights from research and practice, RISE
TräTorget, 27 August, kl 14.00-14.20
How robust is airtightness in small houses over time, and which factors determine performance in real buildings? The presentation highlights results from field studies and laboratory testing, showing how execution, material selection, and loading conditions affect airtightness—and which risks need to be managed to ensure energy-efficient performance.
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