Case stories
11 May 2018
Alceste Shoes: a shoe made entirely from the forest
Fashion
Two Italian designers have created a shoe made entirely from organic, forest-based materials! The upper shoe and laces are made from lyocell, the outsole is made from natural rubber.
19 May 2017
Essex Business School
Construction
Essex Business School is the UK’s first zero-carbon business school. The use of timber significantly contributed to this exceptional achievement.
19 May 2017
William Perkin Church of England High School
Construction
Changing from a concrete frame to a PEFC-certified cross laminated timber (CLT) and glulam construction, William Perkin High School has reduced the embodied carbon of the superstructure by 1,500 tonnes of CO2.
19 May 2017
Ickburgh Special Educational Needs School
Construction
Ickburgh Special Educational Needs School for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) consists of a three-storey CLT superstructure made from PEFC-certified wood, that enabled the building time to be reduced by 20%.
22 August 2013
Center Parcs - PEFC at the heart of one of the UK’s most sustainable holiday destinations
Construction
Center Parcs, a large scale tourism destination in the UK, chose PEFC-certified, solid timber glulam beams for its new Subtropical Swimming Paradise.