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Increasing the use of wood in sustainable construction

The Danish Technological Institute recently won an EU project to increase interest in wood as a material for construction, including that of multi-story buildings.
Sustainable construction: Wooden three or four-level buildings located in Lisbjerg, which Al2Bolig built last year. | Photo: Morten Lau-Nielsen/JPA
Sustainable construction: Wooden three or four-level buildings located in Lisbjerg, which Al2Bolig built last year. | Photo: Morten Lau-Nielsen/JPA
BY HENRIK MALMGREEN, EJENDOMSWATCH

Unlike Norway and Sweden, Denmark does not traditionally construct wooden housing, multi-story buildings in particular. In 2015, Bergen became home of a 14-storey wooden building and this spring, the world's highest wooden building opened up in Brumunddal north of Oslo.

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