Case stories
10 July 2020
Australian Turtle Centre: timber chosen for strength and sustainability
Construction
Mon Repos is home to the largest concentration of marine turtles on the eastern Australian mainland. The Centre recently underwent a rejuvenation, using certified glued laminated timber.
3 July 2020
Heath Robinson Museum: meeting low energy ambitions with PEFC-certified timber
Construction
The dynamic new Heath Robinson museum in Pinner, UK, uses PEFC-certified CLT to make a place for community arts, activity and exhibitions.
18 March 2020
Villa Grenaa: world’s first PEFC-certified one-family house
Project certification
Villa Grenaa, a construction project in the town of Grenaa, is the world’s first PEFC-certified one-family house and marks the beginning of a new era in the Danish construction industry.
4 February 2020
Olympic venue: Japan’s first sports facility to achieve project certification
Project certification
One of the venues for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, the indoor tennis court of the Ariake Tennis Park Club House, is Japan’s first sports facility to achieve SGEC/PEFC project certification.
18 December 2019
Ghost Mushroom Lane: the not-so-hidden treasure in the forests
Leisure
The ‘Ghost Mushroom’ is a bioluminescent fungus that emits a soft green glow at night. But perhaps no ghost mushrooms glow quite as bright as the Ghost Mushroom Lane.