Wood and Paper

Extracting and gathering wood through forestry and producing wood and paper products

Relevant case studies and articles

Salza enabling supply driven architecture: builders track components for architects to find

A platform where one can search for or offer components.

Online platforms

Management, enrichment

Own brand second-hand sale

Second-hand sale, distribution

Material efficiency

Metal and Glass

Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Home and Office Furnishings

Resource efficient paper production

Smurfit Kappa's Roermond plant has won several environmental awards over the years.

Closed loop downcycling

Design for minimal waste

Recovery and reuse of waste energy

Water efficiency

Renewable energy, fuels

Using closed loop recycled materials

Consumable Fuels

Repurposing coconut waste to produce wood

GoodHout produces sustainably-sourced, newly engineered wood made from post-harvest coconut waste.

Open loop upcycling

Construction Materials and Products

Modular furniture

Lithuanian designer Mindaugas Zillions came up with the idea of the SPYNDI in 2007.

Design for modularity

Design for repair

Design for disassembly

Home and Office Furnishings

Repurposing food waste into paper

Schut Papier has developed a paper made of waste agricultural fibres. ‘Valorise’ is made of remnants of tomato and pepper plants, which become waste after the fruit has been harvested.

Open loop upcycling

Management of forests for sustainable wood supply

Weyerhaeuser manages forests intensively to maximize the value of each acre and produce a sustainable supply of wood fiber for customers.

Management, enrichment