CaReWood basic project information

The overall objective of this project is to introduce an upgrading concept for recovered solid timber as a source of clean and reliable secondary wooden products for the European industry. Such a concept will further strengthen the market competitiveness and the sustainability of wood based products. The CaReWood project will develop a business model for cascade use of wood recovered from building renovation and demolition, the furniture sector and the packaging and transport industries. The scientific and technological objectives of CaReWood include:

• present authoritative forecasts of volumes and qualities of post-consumer and post-industrial RW
• design guidelines to facilitate future reuse
• develop software supported reverse logistic models for recovery of wood
• develop, demonstrate and evaluate the feasibility of up-grading solid RW technologies
• adopt certification and labeling criteria to cascaded wood
• evaluate the environmental impacts and socio-economic viability of wood cascading