8 sustainable materials from bio-based that can be used for facade.
Radiata pine acetylated to durability class 1, backed by a 50-year above-ground warranty and Cradle to Cradle Gold certification.
A modified softwood with the paperwork to stand in for tropical hardwood — durability and stability figures,…
An insulating plaster of hydraulic lime, diatomaceous earth, pumice and perlite blended with cork and natural fibres. λ 0.045 W/mK at 360±20 kg/m³, vapour-open (μ=4, 71.64% porosity) for breathable insulation. Non-combustible A1 (EN 13501-1), CE and UKCA marked, holds an EPD, with LEED v4/4.1, WELL v2 and BREEAM contributions stated. Especially suited to retrofitting older buildings inside and out.
The plaster axis had only two records, neither aimed at insulation. This is plaster and insulation in one — r…
Thermal insulation / sound absorption board made by bonding cork granules with heat and pressure.
An insulation material the manufacturer describes as expanded cork with no additives. The same material can b…
Norwegian softwood modified with a bio-based liquid (furfurylation), carrying FSC, PEFC and Nordic Swan labels and warranties up to 35 years above ground.
A modified softwood that replaces tropical hardwood by a different route from acetylation — with forest certi…
Outdoor boards of thermally densified 4–5-year bamboo, durability class 1, with carbon storage published through LCA and EPD.
Fast-growing feedstock with tropical-hardwood-class durability — and the rare habit of backing that claim wit…
A wood-substitute composite that uses rice husk as its main plant-based filler.
A composite that, according to the manufacturer, uses about 60% rice husk mixed with polymer and minerals.
Exterior profile using rice-husk-derived silica and recycled polymer.
A wall cladding profile made of silica obtained from rice husks blended with a small amount of recycled PVC.
Thermally modified wood from Thermory, Estonia — modified with only heat and steam in computer-controlled kilns (no chemicals; 215°C for Thermo-Ash). CATAS-tested EN 350 durability: ash, spruce and oak Class 1 (25+ years), pine and radiata Class 2. EPDs for eight product categories, FSC and PEFC (2025-03-17), ISO 9001/14001/45001, Nordic Swan (outdoor wood, group 086), CE/DoP to EN 14915. Eight species; decking, cladding, flooring and saunas in 60+ countries.
Completes the third modification route (heat) after Accoya (acetylation) and Kebony (furfurylation). No chemi…