Vol. 29 No. 1 (2025): BEYOND DECARBONIZATION toward a Climate Neutral urban environment
Research and Experimentation

BE-WoodEN: innovative low carbon solutions in wood construction through the NEB approach

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  • Giovanna Franco,
  • Alessandro Bosso,
  • Marta Casanova,
  • Maria Canepa,
  • Irene Diti,
  • Margherita Marinelli,
  • Alice Pittini
Giovanna Franco
Dipartimento Architettura e Design, Università di Genova, Italia
Alessandro Bosso
ART-ER-Società Consortile Per Azioni, Bologna, Italia
Marta Casanova
Dipartimento Architettura e Design, Università di Genova, Italia
Maria Canepa
Dipartimento Architettura e Design, Università di Genova, Italia
Irene Diti
ART-ER-Società Consortile Per Azioni, Bologna, Italia
Margherita Marinelli
Housing Europe, European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing, Bruxelles, Belgium
Alice Pittini
Housing Europe, European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing, Bruxelles, Belgium
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16587

Published 2025-07-31

Keywords

  • Decarbonisation,
  • Wood,
  • Capacity building,
  • Circularity,
  • Policies

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Franco, G., Bosso, A., Casanova, M., Canepa, M., Diti, I., Marinelli, M., & Pittini, A. (2025). BE-WoodEN: innovative low carbon solutions in wood construction through the NEB approach. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, 29(1), 265–272. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16587

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Abstract

The European Green Deal has emphasised the importance of circularity in building and construction, as a means to reduce waste, improve sustainable materials and reduce GHG emissions. The main objective of the project presented is to promote decarbonisation and improve circularity by proposing training and innovative solutions suitable for large building stocks, mainly social housing, overcoming the barriers in the use of wood (cultural, technical, economic and regulatory, which hinder promotion of the wood supply chain in several countries). The project is based on New European Bauhaus values, and its implementation follows the principles expressed by the NEB Compass, increasing knowledge and skills on the topic, and promoting a new way of design following a participatory approach.

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