Launched with a €4.9 million budget, the Horizon Europe-funded innovations project intends to reduce up to 20% of energy demand in buildings. This will be achieved by stabilising indoor temperatures and storing heat when available.

“We’re excited to be involved in a research project at such an early stage,” says Dr. Georg Vetter, Manager of Wood Technology and Sustainability at Pervanovo Invest AB, “especially since this project focuses on energy conservation and environmental sustainability.”

As an industry partner, Pervanovo and Bjelin will produce untreated parquet flooring as a reference point, alongside parquet treated using the BIOBUILD method. This involves treating the wood with an oil that changes phase with the temperature, enabling it to absorb, bind and store energy. The BIOBUILD project will last four years and is coordinated by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU).

“The concept of BIOBUILD starts with solid wood and wood fibres which are converted to novel biomaterials with added functionalities,” says the SLU team at the Division of Wood Science and Technology. “Our motto and proud mission is ‘using wood, adding function and value to wood, recycling and reusing wood’.”

Bjelin looks forward to sharing more news as the company continues to grow its business.