Using renewable, natural materials like wood, hemp, or straw in construction, promoting sustainability, reducing carbon footprints, and enhancing environmental resilience and resource efficiency.
This course aims to introduce city-makers to the foundational concepts of nature-based solutions (NbS) and material circularity, focusing on the potential of a bio-sourced material: mycelium, as a sustainable, regenerative building resource. Through 3 modules mixing theoretical framing and applied c...
This course empowers aspiring entrepreneurs to transform their sustainable construction ideas into actionable Minimum Viable Products (MVPs). Through a concise, expert-led lecture, learners will grasp the essential steps and strategies to validate and prototype their concepts effectively. Real-life ...
These 8 webinars focus on the use of wood in the building sector, covering the characteristics, development, production, and utilization of wood-based construction materials. It provides insights into various European structural wood types, their mechanical properties, strength and durability classe...
This course offers a practical, studio-based pathway for turning regional residues into high-performance, bio-based materials that advance a beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive built environment.
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Framed by NEBA’s mission to upskill the construction ecosystem toward carbon neutrality, th...
Introduction to Wood Material is a set of two engaging online courses introducing learners to the world of wood. Wood remains one of the most important renewable materials available to humans. With its excellent strength-to-weight ratio, it maintains a significant market presence, even amidst compet...
Sustainability Toolbox for Building Designers online course equips you with the tools needed to analyze and reduce the carbon footprint throughout a building’s lifecycle. The course helps you lead the change towards carbon-neutral construction and navigate the changing regulatory requirements in the...
Innovations in architecture, engineering and manufacturing make it feasible to construct almost any building in timber, including high-rise structures. Discover how this way of building could help solve our climate, resource and housing related challenges.
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Sustainable forest management al...
This course introduces the fundamentals of modern timber construction, including key timber building systems, their advantages and limitations, and the specific characteristics of wood as a building material.
Participants gain insight into sustainability criteria such as life cycle assessment (LCA...
Wood First is a digital training program designed to support Swedish municipalities and regions in developing, updating, or following up on timber construction strategies or roadmaps for climate-neutral building.
The program is divided into three sessions:
Initiate – Increase knowledge and cre...
This free, 30-minute digital course introduces the concept of vertical extensions using timber construction. It explores the opportunities for urban densification by adding new floors atop existing buildings, thereby extending their lifespan and reducing the need to utilize undeveloped land.
The c...
This course introduces the fundamentals of circular economy principles within the construction and real estate sectors. It emphasizes the shift from traditional linear models to circular approaches, focusing on extending the lifecycle of materials and products through maintenance, reuse, and recycli...
The programme's objective is to create an initial framework for entering the design and construction of industrialized buildings using wood, geared toward the various professionals who can participate in the design and construction of this new generation of buildings that follow the criteria set by ...