Nothing is thrown away from the wood
Wooden architecture clearly addresses important issues of sustainability: “We oversee the entire production chain,” Gasser goes on. “The trees grow in certified forests in the Alps; at our sawmills in Alto Adige and Austria we cut timber according to high quality standards, and in the group’s other companies we make everything from sawn timber to windows, doors to large architectural complexes. We use everything from the wood: timber, cork, fiber. Cork is an excellent natural insulator, waterproof, flame resistant. It breathes and prevents mildew. Wood fiber is free of chemical additives; it absorbs sound, conserves heat, and it is extraordinarily durable. A wooden house can be dismantled and reassembled, updated by parts reutilizing walls, slabs and the roof itself. If the foundation and semi-basement are properly made, namely to prevent entry of water and humidity, a wooden house has no limits on its life span.”