BenchValue

Europe aspires to create a thriving bio-economy. For this, new innovative product value chains need to be developed, but an increased uptake of bio-based products is only possible if they are economic and more sustainable than competitive products. 

The aim of the BenchValue project was to develop a versatile benchmarking method to compare between renewable wood-based and non-renewable value chains and to quantify the sustainability impacts and climate change mitigation potential of substituting non-renewable with wood-based materials to support decision makers in policy and market environment

Evaluation concrete and timber-based construction superstructures for a theoretical semi-detached building to determine which are the more sustainable based on economic, social and environmental criteria.

• In order to increase acceptance of the developed method and transparency of results, the BenchValue project built on the established ToSIA methodology for the forest-based sector.
• Develop and use a method for benchmarking wood material value chains against mineral and non-renewable value chains.
• Capacity building through stakeholder engagement and exchange, including case study visits during project meeting in Finland. Sweden, Ireland, Lithuania, France and Austria.
• “BenchValue” final conference with wide stakeholder participations disseminating “BenchValue” method and case study results with country specific recommendations.
• Policy Brief presenting the “BenchValue” method case studies and national recommendations.

Contact: Jamie Goggins, NUI Galway. 

Email:  ei.yawlagiun@sniggog.eimaJ