Wood is a renewable resource that can be supplied on a sustainable basis and is formed under singularly ecological conditions. At the same time forests provide a number of unique and varied benefits that include protection of our climate, water and soil and a great range of recreational functions enjoyed by the general public. Wood can be produced without adverse effects on the environment and can be worked, put to a great number of uses and disposed of with little energy.
Wood fulfils all the technical demands made on a modem building material.
Hence, the forest products industries, in active co-operation with architects and engineers are called upon to make use of thefull potential of wood and to advance its use in construction. The ecological advantages of wood as a building material will contribute a great deal towards improving the future of one and all.