Case stories
11 August 2023
A new home for an old friend
Construction
After serving as a meeting point for PEFC staff and visitors at two World Architecture Festivals, our show stand had reached the end of its first life. Recognising that wood is a valuable natural resource, it was carefully dismantled and found a new home in Portugal.
10 July 2023
Clifford’s Tower: PEFC-certified timber gives new life to an ancient monument
Construction
Clifford’s Tower is the largest surviving structure from the medieval royal castle of York, built in the mid-13th century. It has been radically transformed with a modern timber staircase and engineered timber viewing area, breathing new life into this ancient monument.
5 July 2023
La Serrezuela: a wooden shopping centre gives bullring of the past a new life
Construction
The iconic construction combines a unique shopping experience with cultural and gastronomic delights, is surrounded by history and design – and made of PEFC-certified timber.
22 June 2023
HAUT Amsterdam: PEFC-certified timber stars in the Netherlands’ tallest hybrid wooden building
Construction
With a height of 73 metres, HAUT is the tallest wooden residential building in the Netherlands, and one of the tallest timber-hybrid buildings in the world. Over 2,800 m3 of PEFC-certified timber was used for construction, storing 1,800 tonnes of CO2.
20 April 2023
Gulou Bridge Waterfront: Timber Bridge connects the local cultural heritage with rural development
Construction
Hundreds of PEFC-certified wooden elements are bolted together to form the bridge, paying tribute to the traditional construction techniques employed in the rural villages of southern China.