HARDWOOD FOR THE HOME

The LIFE HFH project aims to enhance climate change mitigation and biodiversity in Spanish beech forests through a silvicultural model, innovative wood products, and a sustainable pilot building.

Subsidie
€ 1.684.722
2023

Projectdetails

Introduction

The LIFE HFH project will develop a silvicultural model based on CLOSE TO NATURE FORESTRY (CNF) to increase the climate change mitigation capacity of beech forests in Spain. The model will establish the adaptation to climate change of beech forests and the improvement of their biodiversity.

Project Implementation

This model will be applied in a set of 10 demonstration stands of 20 ha, located in 10 Public Forest areas, spread over 4 regions of Spain: Navarra, La Rioja, Castilla-León, and Basque Country. These areas will represent the edaphoclimatic conditions, development, and conservation status of beech forests in Spain.

Wood Production

The implementation of the CNF will generate 250 tons of wood for cascade use. The beech wood obtained in the demonstration stands will be used to:

  1. Develop 2 new C2M lines of innovative beech wood products with long carbon retention life: glued laminated timber (MLE) and cross-laminated timber (CLT).
  2. Develop the new "Hayabitat" construction system, with which a pilot demonstration building will be constructed to serve for training and transferability of results.

Certification

The pilot building will become the first building certified in sustainable forest management under the PEFC standard and will also be certified as a passive building under the "Passivhaus" standard.

Scaling Up

The results obtained in the demonstration stands will allow scaling up the application of NFP through the development of regional strategic plans. The project proposes a larger-scale transfer of results in the beech forest biodiversity mitigation, adaptation, and enhancement laboratories (FagusLiving-Labs), to collaborate with local and regional actors in the supply chain and the sector.

Participatory Actions

The FagusLiving-Labs will carry out 11 participatory actions and co-creation activities. The results of the project will be disseminated through different communication tools. The pilot building will also serve as a tool for transferability and knowledge transfer through different training actions.

Financiële details & Tijdlijn

Financiële details

Subsidiebedrag€ 1.684.722
Totale projectbegroting€ 2.807.870

Tijdlijn

Startdatum1-9-2023
Einddatum31-8-2028
Subsidiejaar2023

Partners & Locaties

Projectpartners

  • FUNDACION CENTRO DE SERVICIOS Y PROMOCION FORESTAL Y DE SU INDUSTRIA DE CASTILLA Y LEONpenvoerder
  • EGOIN SA
  • MADERAS GAMIZ S.A.
  • FUNDACION HAZI FUNDAZIOA
  • INSTITUT DE TECNOLOGIA DE LA CONSTRUCCION DE CATALUNYA
  • NAVARRA DE SUELO Y VIVIENDA SAVIN SA
  • ASOCIACION PARA LA CERTIFICACION ESPANOLA FORESTAL - PEFC ESPANA
  • CERTINALIA, S.L.U.

Land(en)

Spain

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