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Accoya and the Circular Economy

Accoya guarantees its customers that it offers responsibly managed processes at every stage of the value chain. It offers a reliable wood solution based on the principles of sustainability, quality and ethical production.

With our transparent and responsible production approach, we adopt approaches that are sensitive to nature and people at every step.

Accoya is produced from wood obtained from sustainable forests and stores carbon in the atmosphere while using resources in the most efficient way. In this way, it offers a building material that is both environmentally friendly and long-lasting.

Our acetylation process significantly increases the durability and stability of sustainable raw wood, extending its lifespan and allowing carbon to be stored for longer periods.

This ‘carbon sink’ property plays a critical role in the sustainability of wood, ensuring Accoya has significantly lower carbon emissions than many non-renewable building materials. Choosing Accoya wood is therefore an effective way to contribute to a more sustainable built environment.

Welcome to the point where wood is reinvented.

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Superior Durability and Stability

The acetylation process gives Accoya exceptional durability in all climatic conditions. It minimizes the risk of warping, shrinkage and deformation. It maintains its dimensional stability against humidity and temperature changes. It has superior resistance to extreme weather conditions, decay and pest attacks. It has a much longer lifespan compared to traditional wood and significantly reduces maintenance requirements. It offers a reliable, sustainable and environmentally friendly material for construction projects.

Contribution to Circular Economy

Thanks to its long service life, Accoya supports sustainability in building materials. It minimizes the consumption of natural resources by reducing the need for early replacement. It offers an environmentally friendly alternative by contributing to the protection of forest resources. Thanks to its durability, it maintains its first-day performance for many years. It integrates into the circular economy with its recyclable structure. It supports the ecological balance by reducing its carbon footprint with sustainable production processes.

Superior Thermal Insulation

Accoya offers a reliable wood solution with its long-lasting structure, maintaining its durability over the years. Thanks to its superior stability, it minimizes the risk of swelling, shrinkage and deformation. It requires minimum maintenance with its high resistance to decay and external factors. It provides a natural and stylish touch in architectural projects thanks to its aesthetic appearance. It supports ecological balance by offering an environmentally friendly alternative with its sustainable production process. It provides long-term performance and aesthetic harmony on exterior facades with its natural beauty and durable structure.

Environmental Advantage

Possible with Accoya

Accoya offers an environmentally friendly alternative, produced from fast-growing and abundantly available certified sustainable wood species. Its durability and dimensional stability are significantly increased thanks to the acetylation process.

In this way, it shows superior performance compared to slow-growing trees, woods treated with toxic chemicals and non-renewable materials. It creates an environmentally sustainable alternative to carbon-intensive materials such as plastic, steel and concrete. Thanks to its durability and long-lasting structure, it aims to be the pioneer of sustainable architecture by preserving the ecological balance.

Performance and Sustainability Together

Accoya wood is produced from trees grown in accordance with sustainable forest management principles (FSC). This means that it offers an environmentally friendly production process while supporting the conservation of natural resources.

While providing high performance with its durability and long-lasting structure, it does not compromise on sustainability. Accoya is an innovative wood solution that both protects the ecological balance and offers superior quality.

Independently Verified Performance

Accoya's high standards meet or exceed major sustainability certifications recognized worldwide.

Accoya customers can be sure that all production processes are managed responsibly and sustainably. From production to the supply chain, every stage is carried out in accordance with environmentally friendly and ethical standards.

Accoya is audited by independent organisations to verify that it meets or exceeds sustainability criteria, ensuring that it delivers the highest quality in terms of both performance and environmental responsibility.

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Environmental Assessments

Cradle to Cradle®, Nordic Swan, Declare

The Cradle to Cradle Certified® Product Standard demonstrates Accoya’s commitment to the circular economy philosophy, supporting sustainable production processes. This certification highlights that Accoya is considered a material with a positive impact on the environment, minimizing its ecological footprint. Accoya is an eco-friendly wood solution, not only because it is long-lasting and durable, but also because it is sourced sustainably.

Nordic Swan Ecolabel, also assess Accoya’s environmental impact with increased transparency and accuracy. In this way, Accoya stands out as a building material that meets sustainability criteria at the highest level, preserves the ecological balance and contributes to the circular economy.

Building Certificates

BREEAM and LEED

Accoya contributes to green building standards with its high performance and materials sourced from responsible sources. It increases energy efficiency thanks to its superior insulation properties and complies with sustainable building accreditations such as BREEAM and LEED. These documents require Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies to prove Accoya's environmental impact with scientific data.

These analyses show that Accoya has a low carbon footprint and a sustainable production process compared to commonly used building materials. Thanks to these features, Accoya offers a long-lasting and durable option in architectural projects and contributes to structures that prioritize environmental responsibility.

Responsible Sourcing Certificate

FSC® (C012330)

Accoya wood is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®), supporting sustainable forestry practices. FSC® certified products contribute to the preservation of natural forests and respect the environmental balance. This certification requires all actors in the supply chain, from the forest to the final product, to comply with strict sustainability, labor rights and community-oriented standards.

In addition, advanced Chain Tracing systems ensure that Accoya is sourced responsibly by monitoring every stage. This process minimises the risk of the wood coming from illegal logging, high conservation value forests or sources that violate human rights.

Environmental Product Declaration

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

The environmental impact of Accoya wood has been quantitatively assessed to help designers and specifiers in the built environment choose lower-impact materials. This analysis proves Accoya’s sustainability by measuring its carbon emissions and environmental impacts over its entire life cycle. This process, conducted using independent life cycle assessment methodologies, provides an objective measurement based on scientific data.

In addition, Accoya’s environmental performance is documented through third-party verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), making Accoya a reliable choice among sustainable building materials.

What We Have

Discover Our Core Principles

Accoya demonstrates its commitment to sustainability through independent environmental assessments, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and carbon footprint measurements. In these processes, the environmental impact of the material is measured by scientifically analyzing all stages from raw material to final product. The highest standards are adopted to ensure low emissions, energy efficiency and resource saving at every stage from production to end-of-life.

In this context, Accoya is actively working to obtain the most respected eco-labels worldwide and continues to be a pioneer in the field of environmentally friendly building materials. Thanks to this sustainable approach, Accoya has been recognized many times as an exemplary product and company, and has become a brand that sets industry standards with its innovative environmental solutions.

Climate Actions

Source Production

Building Health

People Security

Respected Ecological Labels

In addition to independent environmental assessments, we rigorously evaluate Accoya's environmental impacts through Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and carbon footprint measurements.

We are also actively working to obtain the world's most respected ecological labels and have been recognised many times as an exemplary product and company in the field of sustainability.

Until the End of Life

Accoya is a fully recyclable and biodegradable material at the end of its life cycle.

Thanks to its non-toxic structure, it disappears without harming nature and remains in harmony with the ecosystem. With these features, Accoya offers an environmentally friendly alternative among sustainable building materials.

Cradle to Cradle®

Accoya is one of the few building materials to have achieved the Cradle to Cradle® Gold level certification. This certification demonstrates that it meets the highest level of environmental sustainability and circular economy criteria. Accoya offers an environmentally friendly solution at every stage, from resource use to recycling.

Timber Development UK

Accsys actively participates in the Responsible Sourcing Policy (RPP) of Timber Development UK (TDUK). In this context, it contributes to processes such as the collection and reporting of annual import and purchasing data. It carries out the procurement, improvement and auditing processes in accordance with the country legislation.

FSC®

FSC® is one of the world’s most comprehensive and respected sustainable forestry certification systems. By using FSC® certified wood, Accoya contributes to the preservation of natural forest resources. In this way, it adheres to responsible and sustainable production practices throughout the entire supply chain.

Green Star

Green Star is a prestigious environmental assessment certificate awarded by the Australian Green Building Council, which has independently verified Accoya as a sustainable building material. Green Star is an internationally recognised certificate for environmentally friendly building projects.

LEED

LEED is one of the most prestigious green building certificates, originating in the USA and widely applied worldwide. Accoya is preferred in LEED certified projects with its structure that complies with high energy efficiency and sustainability criteria. This certificate encourages the use of building materials that reduce environmental impacts.

Declare

Accoya holds the Declare label, awarded by the International Living Future Institute. This certification is one of the most stringent sustainability standards that promote environmentally friendly and non-toxic building materials, and the Declare label is based on a performance-based assessment of green buildings.

BREEAM

BREEAM is one of the leading green building certification systems, particularly used in Europe, and Accoya complies with BREEAM criteria with its environmentally friendly production processes and low carbon footprint. This system evaluates the energy efficiency of buildings and the use of sustainable building materials.

Nordic Ecolabel

Accoya holds the prestigious Svanen Ecolabel, awarded by the Nordic countries. This is an international environmental label recognised by countries such as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland, and based on strict auditing and transparency, this document officially confirms Accoya's superior environmental performance.

Downloadable Contents

You can easily access all technical documents, certificates and warranty information about Accoya Wood. All details from wood applications to performance data, durability tests to sustainability documents are presented on a single platform.

These comprehensive documents provide the reliable information you need to plan your projects, while also providing you with a deeper understanding of Accoya's superior performance and quality standards. All the technical data needed to meet your architectural and engineering needs are presented in a complete and accessible resource for industry professionals.

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