Contact person
Karin Sandberg
Senior Forskare
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Reuse of Wood
Extending the lifespan of wood products and enabling reuse is crucial for a circular and resource-efficient construction and wood industry. RISE offers consulting, inventory, quality assurance, and knowledge dissemination to help you reuse wood in a safe, sustainable, and profitable way.
Purpose
Wood is a renewable material with great potential in circular construction and production chains, but today’s buildings and wood products are often designed for single use. To reduce climate impact and conserve resources, we need systems where wood products can be easily dismantled, renovated, and reused. RISE drives the development of technical solutions, processes, and market structures that make wood reuse practically possible. We support the industry with quality assurance, regulations, education, and innovation – contributing to a future where wood is used to its fullest and goes through multiple life cycles.
Our offer
We provide a wide range of services for those who want to work with wood reuse and wood products:
- Consulting on wood reuse and applicable regulations.
- Inventory of existing buildings to map wood species, quality, and reuse potential.
- Suggestions for new applications for reused wood, both within and outside the construction sector.
- Knowledge dissemination and training on reuse, circular flows, and sustainability aspects.
- Development and application of measurement methods for quality assurance of reused wood.
- Consulting on design for dissassembly and reuse – how to build today to facilitate future reuse.
- Methods for measuring dissassembly in new constructions.
- Participation in innovation and development projects related to reuse, repurposing, and recycling of wood materials.
- Support with certification and quality assurance of reused wood products.
RISE has extensive experience working with reuse and circular design of wood products. We collaborate with industry, the public sector, and research partners to develop standards, digital tools, and incentives that make reuse economically and practically feasible. Through education and knowledge dissemination, we help transform industry culture and increase understanding of the value of reuse.
Devlivery
We tailor our support to your needs and project conditions. Examples of delivery formats:
- Consulting and expert support in projects or for specific issues.
- Inventories and analyses of buildings and material flows.
- Workshops and training to raise competence in your organization.
- Participation in development and innovation projects.
- Access to RISE’s knowledge base – publications, guidelines, and research results.
