The six Living Labs will gather collective expertise to develop zero-waste and circular product and building designs, define scenarios, assess human health and aspects of well-being, and co-develop policies and business strategies.
project partner NTNU
co-creation
Living Labs are collaborative innovation environments where real-world experiments are conducted to address societal challenges and develop innovative solutions. They offer a dynamic space for co-creation, exploration, and implementation. They integrate end users, researchers, policymakers, and industry partners in a participatory and creative process.
The WoodStock Living Labs are strategically spread across Europe to use the unique resources, knowledge, skills, and legal frameworks of each region.
The WoodStock Living Lab approach is based on the NEB Compass, a guiding framework to integrate the New European Bauhaus principles and criteria in the wood construction sector.
Each of the six Living Labs will run collaborative co-creation workshops, in which participants will:
WoodStock organises six types of co-creation workshops, each addressing a different aspect of sustainable wood construction. Each of the six Living Labs will organise several co-creation workshops.
Develop high-level storylines and narratives for the future of wood in Europe, which include the evolution of wood supply and demand.
Co-create zero-waste and circular solutions for innovative and sustainable product and building concepts.
Co-develop a conceptual framework that identifies and analyses the sector’s challenges and opportunities for underutilised wood.
Create innovative solutions for the European Wood Construction Observatory to ensure its sustainability beyond the lifespan of the WoodStock project.
Develop stimuli for the analysis of human health and well-being, by co-creating building elements made from underutilised wood.
In these workshops, students will co-create innovative and sustainable concepts by collaborating with local partner SMEs, contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers.
These workshops will give the students the opportunity to:
In the design courses for architecture and engineering students, students will collaborate with local partner SMEs, contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers guided by the WoodStock research team through design, prototyping and testing. They focus on exploring sustainable design practices, developing zero-waste concepts, and building blueprints by using underutilised wood.
The Living Lab ‘the Green Village’ in the Netherlands will organise a one-week international school at TU Delft, in cooperation with the Living Labs from Norway and Poland. This international school will focus on the creative use of hardwood and damaged, low-quality, and post-consumer wood in building design.
Students from WoodStock’s partner organisations will be encouraged to apply for this international school. An open call will be organised to give all EU-wide architecture and engineering students this opportunity.
