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A Sustainable Choice: Natural Wood!

Using natural wood in our living spaces may make us feel like we are contributing to tree waste, but understanding that the product used is natural and knowing the processes it has gone through can provide us with some comfort. Wood is found in nature in its raw form as a tree; it grows organically and naturally re-enters the life cycle. We have compiled information that proves why natural wood is a sustainable choice for you:


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- Each tree absorbs an average of 6 kg of carbon dioxide per day, helping to protect nature.


- More than half of the trees cut down in the world are burned for energy production.


- Very few trees are suitable for decorative purposes.


- No forest is destroyed for decorative wood.


- Only 10% of today's forest areas are sufficient to meet global log demands.


- Only a very small amount of logging (1-5%) can be used in veneer production.


- An old and unmanaged forest produces carbon dioxide due to decay and deterioration; therefore, unmanaged forests do not contribute to reducing carbon dioxide levels.


- Managed forests absorb more carbon dioxide because they contain a high percentage of young, strong, and growing trees.


- In industrialized countries, forest areas are expanded, and more trees are planted than the amount of logs cut down.


- Countries like the USA, Canada, Finland, Russia, and Ukraine, which use wood in the construction sector, are experiencing an annual increase of 2-5% in forest area through conscious planting, timely cutting, and careful monitoring of existing resources.


- The processing of wood requires very small amounts of fossil fuels, which is insignificant compared to the amounts used in the processing of other materials like steel or concrete, making the wood processing process less polluting.


- Producing 1 m³ of wood requires 6 times less energy than concrete, 354 times less than steel, and 1467 times less than aluminum.


- If a 150 m² house is made of wood, it causes 1700 times less carbon emissions compared to concrete and 3500 times less compared to steel, contributing to global warming.


- 1 m³ of wood is 5 times lighter than concrete and 13 times lighter than steel.


- A wooden wall is 10 times lighter than a brick wall.


- The thermal insulation coefficient of wood is 16 times greater than that of concrete.


- Natural wood is sustainable.


- Wood is flexible and durable in earthquakes.


- While steel roofs may collapse in a fire, wood can gain time to escape due to its outer layer charring and protecting the inner layer, making it easy to repair and reuse after a fire. Therefore, wood is used as a mandatory roofing material in large assembly and sports halls for safety during fires and earthquakes.


- Wood is unaffected by chemicals and radioactive waves, making it suitable for use in chemical material storage and treatment plant roofs.


- Wood can be manufactured on-site by human labor without the need for tower cranes and heavy machinery.


- The production of 1 m³ of aluminum emits 22 m³ of carbon dioxide, while only 0.015 m³ is produced for the same amount of cut logs.


- Each cubic meter of timber absorbs a quarter of a ton of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.


- The ability of wood to absorb carbon dioxide continues even after it has been used in homes and buildings.


- Wood does not produce waste when processed; excess pieces can be transformed into reusable by-products.

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