Germany currently has 11 million hectares of forest.

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Each year, 80 million m3 of wood regrows in Germany. 70 million m3 of wood are harvested.

 

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Forests provide 1.2 billion m3 of softwood and 2.3

billion m3 of hardwood each year. 54% is used as fuel, and 46% as building timber and lumber.

 

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A coating containing SILRES® WH protects wood against the elements for 15 years without it needing to be recoated in between.

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Wood can support 14 times more weight than steel. Weight for weight, however, it has the same compressive strength as reinforced concrete. All this makes wood the ideal construction material.

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After 4,000 hours’ UVB irradiation in the lab, wood treated with SILRES® WH still has a water absorption of well below 20%.

 

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If you build with wood, you have more living space for the same external dimensions, since wood houses have thinner walls. For 100 m2 area, this adds up to an extra 10-15 m2, almost a whole room.

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Germany currently has 11 million hectares of forest.

80

Each year, 80 million m3 of wood regrows

in Germany. 70 million m3 of wood are harvested.

10-15

If you build with wood, you have more living space for the same external dimensions, since wood houses have thinner walls.

For 100 m2 area, this adds up to an extra

10-15 m2, almost a whole room.

1.2

Forests provide 1.2 billion m3 of softwood and 2.3 billion m3 of hardwood each year. 54% is used as fuel, and 46% as building timber and lumber.

 

4,000

After 4,000 hours’ UVB irradiation in the lab, wood treated with SILRES® WH still has a water absorption of well below 20%.

15

A coating containing SILRES® WH protects wood against the elements for 15 years without it needing to be recoated in between.

14

Wood can support 14 times more weight than steel. Weight for weight, however, it has the same compressive strength as reinforced concrete. All this makes wood the ideal construction material.