Climate Change

4 experts on sustainable mass timber and the green future of building

mass timber, like the wood shown here, can be cross laminated in order to create sustainable housing

Interest in mass timber is surging. Image: UNSPLASH/Anne Nygård

Patrick Henry
Senior Writer, Formative Content
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Climate Change is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Climate Change

Listen to the article

a chart showing the operation and construction of buildings accounted for more than a third of global energy-related CO2 emissions in 2020
The operation and construction of buildings accounted for more than a third of global energy-related CO2 emissions in 2020. Image: UNEP 2021 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction

this is the Mjøstårnet building in Norway
At 85.4 metres, the Mjøstårnet building in Norway is the tallest timber-frame structure in the world. Image: Voll Arkitekter

Have you read?

mass timber CLT panel configuration
Cross-laminated timber panels consist of no fewer than three cross-bonded layers of timber, typically ranging in thickness between 20mm and 45mm. Image: Structural Timber Association

Discover

What is the World Economic Forum doing to promote sustainable urban development?

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
Climate ChangeSustainable Development
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

European farmers are turning to tech and tradition to fight climate change. Here's how

Charlie Devereux, Antonella Cinelli and Corina Pons

September 27, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum