Several independent studies have shown that glulam and CLT frames have a number of advantages when it comes to climate impact. One of the most important arguments is that carbon dioxide (CO2) is sequestered in the building throughout its lifetime. But how big is the impact of Martinson's project? We decided to do the math.
How we contribute to the climate
Our climate benefits are increasing through a growing business
The forest is most useful when it is used. This is the core of Holmen's business and our goal is to increase our contribution to the climate transition throughout our value chain. Above all, by increasing the positive impact of our operations, but also by reducing our negative footprint.
Growing forests bind carbon dioxide
Young trees have the greatest ability to bind carbon dioxide. Through active forestry, where the trees are harvested when growth slows down and the land is then reforested, we increase the forest's growth and absorption capacity over time.
Products with a low carbon footprint
The real estate sector accounts for more than a third of Europe's carbon dioxide emissions, and it is both expensive and difficult to make the production of the dominant building materials cement and steel sustainable. Wood is a renewable alternative that, unlike cement and steel, is also energy-efficient to produce while storing carbon dioxide in buildings.
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Sustainable construction
It is easy to think that concepts such as sustainability and future-proof construction are entirely based on the climate issue. But for us at Martinsons, it's about creating a whole, all the way from our way of being and working, through our choice of materials and partners, right up to the frame systems we ultimately deliver.
We simply need to focus on sustainability from several different perspectives. Only then can we seriously shoulder the role of a strong and trustworthy community builder.
Of course, our offer plays a central role in this work.
By taking advantage of the opportunities offered by wood materials, we can offer innovative and cost-effective solutions that are based entirely on renewable raw materials from sustainable and long-term forestry. Products that bind carbon dioxide throughout their lifetime, without leaving indelible traces in nature.
But we also place great emphasis on our opportunities to take great social responsibility in the area in which we operate. Both through conscious choices and positions in our everyday lives, as well as in the projects and organizations we support with both knowledge and resources. In this way, we can seriously participate in building a future-proof society.
Active forestry
Many interests must coexist in the forest – forestry, reindeer husbandry, hunting and outdoor life. At the same time, the forest is a habitat for animals and plants. Holmen conducts forestry that balances these interests, today and for the future.
Certified wood
Certified wood from sustainably managed forests and chain of custody-certified sawmills are important parts of Holmen's long-term environmental work. But what are PEFCs, FSCs® and EPDs? Here we list our different certifications and what they mean.
Prejudices about forestry
Products from the forest are replacing fossil alternatives. They will be used for climate-smart schools, offices and apartment buildings, and will be of great benefit to society, while limiting negative climate change.
In addition, there is actually more forest in Sweden today than there was a hundred years ago. Something we can thank responsible harvesting, reforestation and long-term forest management for.
Despite these truths that are as measurable as they are obvious, prejudices abound that Swedish forestry is not sustainable. In fact, Swedish forestry is perhaps the most responsible in the whole world. We asked Jan Åhlund, forest specialist at Holmen Skog, for help in clearing up some myths about the forest.
Forestry and wood construction - how sustainable is it really? | Martinsons