The project publishes its second newsletter, covering the period from May to September 2026, with a compilation of the main technical advances, knowledge transfer activities and collaboration initiatives carried out during these months.
The European project LIFE Timber for All, led by the University of Santiago de Compostela (PEMADE) in collaboration with a consortium of academic and industrial partners, launches its Initial Opinion Survey.
This study aims to establish the baseline to measure knowledge, trust, and perception among the sector and the general public regarding the use of high-quality local timber in construction, hybrid timber-concrete industrialized structures (ROD-TCC range), digital traceability, and the values of the New European Bauhaus.
Who is the survey aimed at?
We want to hear from society as a whole and from all professionals linked to building construction and rural areas. When accessing the form, simply select the profile you identify with most, and the questionnaire will adapt to show only the questions designed for you:
🏛️ Architecture, Engineering, Property Development, and Public Administrations
🏭 Construction Industry, Prefabricated Elements, and Timber
🌲 Forestry Sector, Forest Owners, and Sawmills
🎓 Universities, Research Centres, and Educational Institutions
🏡 General Public and Individuals Interested in Sustainable Housing
⏱️ Response time: Less than 4 minutes. 🔒 Privacy: 100% anonymous and GDPR compliant.
👉 [Click here to take the survey]
Your responses will be essential to evaluate the transformation and the removal of barriers in the construction sector throughout the execution of the project.
The project consortium held a working meeting with representatives of the Lviv metropolitan association to share sustainable building solutions and identify future cooperation opportunities.
On 4 September, PEMADE welcomed students from the Advanced Specialisation Course in Rehabilitation Works Management (CEGOR), organised by Fundación Laboral de la Construcción.
During the visit, participants had the opportunity to learn first-hand about the products developed within the LIFE Timber for All project, as well as the long-term tests being carried out in PEMADE’s laboratories on mixed timber-concrete systems.
LIFE Timber for All has tested its first full-scale prototype of the ROD-TCC systems at the PEMADE laboratory, a key step towards validating these hybrid timber-concrete solutions aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of construction.
Within the framework of the replicability, results transfer, communication and dissemination activities (WP7 and WP8) of the LIFE Timber for All project, researchers from the University of Granada (UIMA Laboratory) participated on 20 July in the technical conference organised by the Lignomad Network, which brought together professionals from across Spain in Catalonia working in forest management, the timber industry and timber construction.
LIFE Timber for All presented FINSA with the results of the study on incorporating biomass ash into concrete, a solution with the potential to reduce the use of cement and conventional aggregates and move towards a more circular construction industry.
On Monday, 22 June, the headquarters of the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción in Santiago de Compostela hosted the session “NEB Methodology and Timber Construction in Spain”, a meeting aimed at opening a structured conversation with key stakeholders in the sector around a central challenge: adapting the methodological framework of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) to the context of industrialised timber construction in Spain.
Santiago de Compostela hosted a working meeting on 17 June focused on the “Methodology for certifying carbon storage in wood products for construction in Galicia”, one of the development lines linked to the Xunta de Galicia’s Voluntary Carbon Credit System.
The PEMADE-USC 2026 Training Course combines specialised education, innovation and knowledge transfer to bring sustainable timber construction solutions developed within LIFE Timber for All closer to professionals and students.