The Horizon Europe project WoodStock develops climate-smart solutions to increase the use of underutilised wood in the European construction sector. Through a Living Lab approach, and in support of the New European Bauhaus (NEB), the 4-year project promotes sustainable wood construction practices and advances the circular economy. It runs from 1 November 2024 to 31 October 2028.
The ambitions of WoodStock are to
- quantify and map wood resources through material flows, carbon accounting, and a robust dynamic Life Cycle Assessment (d-LCA) method: resources, flows and impacts
- develop zero-waste, circular product and building designs that consider human health and well-being: zero-waste solutions for healthy living
- create policy, innovation, and business strategy frameworks: innovation, policies, and strategies
- establish a European Wood Construction Observatory and NEB Lab
Six Living Labs
Through six Living Labs across Europe, WoodStock will collect input and co-create solutions for sustainable wood construction to achieve its ambitions. These Living Labs will bring together research organisations, industry, government agencies and citizens in the Netherlands, Ireland, Norway, Poland, France and Slovenia. Read more
13 European partners
The WoodStock project consists of 13 European partners, and is coordinated by Ghent University. The consortium includes research institutes, universities, the wood sector, and small SMEs.
8 universities: Ghent University (Belgium) - Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands) - Aalto University (Finland) - University of Bordeaux (France) - Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) - University of Galway (Ireland) - Lodz University of Technology (Poland) - University of Primorska (Slovenia) 2 research institutes: Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (Norway) - InnoRenew CoE (Slovenia) 2 umbrella wood sector organisations: InnovaWood (EU) - CEI-Bois (EU) 1 small-medium enterprise: WETA (Belgium)
Sister project 'TIMBERHAUS'