The Wood Foundations constitution is formulated as a
non-profit organisation with associate and affiliate
membership open to industry associations, companies and
private individuals.
The facts speak for themselves. Wood is a renewable
material with an exceptionally low carbon emissions
footprint, long life and extensive durability through
correct treatment, easy to maintain and has excellent
insulation and acoustic characteristics, while also
being flexible to work with and aesthetically pleasing.
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Wood is one of the few genuinely renewable building materials produced in South Africa from trees that are grown in sustainably managed forestry plantations. Once the trees are harvested, new seedlings are planted to replace them, thus ensuring a continuous and sustainable flow of raw material into the future. Wood can also be re-used for other projects once its original purpose has been served. Wooden structures can be erected with less impact on the surroundings since lighter weight construction tools and equipment are used. It is also easier to build in more difficult to reach locations due to the flexibility of using wood products.
Trees are wonderful plants - they not only provide
enormous environmental benefits which, amongst others,
help to mitigate the effects of global warming and
produce life giving oxygen - they provide us with wood.
Wood is not only aesthetically pleasing, it is the only
true renewable building material and has inherent
physical properties and characteristics which, by any
measure, make it the most versatile and environmentally
friendly building material that exists.
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