Ecology - The core of Forestlines®

With Forestlines®, ecology is not next to fire safety, it is the basis.

We work with untreated wood, add a minimum of aluminum and ensure a facade system that is fire -safe, circular and durable.

The choice of aluminum

We are real wood lovers. The choice for aluminum was therefore not obvious, but well -considered.

After extensive research it turned out: with a __intelligent__ we get an unseen potential from wood, while we limit aluminum to the strict minimum.

• Only 13% of the weight/m² is aluminum (LCA data)
• 86% is untreated wood that can be more than ever:
  • Fire reaction class B-s1,d0 without fire retarders
  • Preservation of fire reactie class after natural aging
  • No ecological and financial cost of periodic post -treatments
  • Legal security in the event of a fire or other dispute
  • At least 60% reusable_ in the next life cycle
  • Space for natural swell/contraction (stability)
  • Suitable for Lesser Known Timber Species
  • Etc.

The profile itself consists of 75% Recycled aluminum and can completely go back into the circular chain after use.

Aluminum is endlessly recyclable: it does not lose any mass and can be hers melted with only 5% of the original energy.

Conclusion:

Untreated wood remains the basis and the best natural product there is, aluminum cannot match that ecological force.

By reducing this to an absolute minimum, we unlock benefits that wood would never never reach, from fire safety to circularity.

Lesser Known Timber Species (LKTS)

There are more than 58,000 woodsworldwide, but in Belgium and the Netherlands there are barely a few dozen applied. This puts unnecessary pressure on a limited number of popular species and increases the chance of illegal hood.

That is why Forestlines® invests annually in research into Lesser Known Timber Species (LKTS).

• Less pressure on well -known species → More biodiversity in the forest
• Lower price due to limited market demand
• Often higher quality, precisely because they have not been exploited
• Perfectly deployable in Forestlines® thanks to stability and fire safety
• Etc.

We only work with wood from Sustainably managed forests, where, according to a Rotation period of 25–35 years , only a few adult trees are harvested per hectare.

This gives the forest the chance to fully recover.

In this way there is no question of deforestation, but also not of forest degradation.

On the contrary: management strengthens the biodiversity of fauna and flora and guarantees a inexhaustible source of raw materials for future generations.

The Forestlines® currently has The best chance to introduce biodiversity in construction.

Recycled wood

Recycled wood often has limitations: shorter and narrower pieces that are difficult to use. Forestlines® changes that.

• The profile clamps each piece of wood over the entire length
• Short or narrow planks are no problem
• Meerpalen or used beams get a high -quality second life
• Depending on the type of wood even again in Fire reaction class B-s1, d0

Design for Disassembly and Reuse

Forestlines® is designed for the next generation.

• Untreated wood: a monom material, easy to disassemble and re -use.
• Aluminum: fully circular and unlimited recyclable.
• Planks with future value: conscious 21 mm thick instead of 18 mm. After a life cycle, the gray layer can be cut away → again usable at 18 mm.

This way facades of today become the Material source for tomorrow.

Where classic LCAs sometimes appreciate this negatively (more material), forestlines creates maximum reusability and circular value in practice.

“Forestlines is a reversible facade System, Designed for Disassembly and Reuse.”

No microplastics

Just like nitrogen and CO₂, microplastics will determine the rules of the construction.

Just like fire retarders, microplastics are often invisible, and therefore more difficult to understand.

Yet their impact is huge - they will strongly determine the future of our lives, and therefore also the construction.

Forestlines® chooses consciously to completely avoid microplastics.

• No coatings or treatments that let go of microplastics over time.
• No biobased composites such as bamboo, which are always highly dependent on adhesives and therefore inevitably form a source of microplastics.
• No hidden additions in or on the wood that later break down into harmful particles.

Because of this choice, Forestlines® does not contribute to the microplastics problem, but it provides a great added value for circularity in the future.

In short: Where many materials carry invisible risks, Forestlines® opts for a clear ecological process with tangible benefits - now and for the next generations.

Conclusion

With Forestlines® we combine the power of untreated wood with a cleverly designed aluminum profile. The result:

• Circular and ecological
• Fire -safe and legally closing
• Efficient in biodiversity

Ecology is in every detail of Forestlines®.