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December 11, 2020

Tech-for-wood: 011h raises €10m to build low-carbon wooden “smart buildings”

This Spanish startup’s says its wooden buildings will be 20% cheaper to build and 50% cheaper to run than traditional counterparts


Tim Smith

4 min read

Construction is a dirty business — and a big one. The building industry is estimated to make up 13% of global GDP (around €8,300bn), and is responsible for 39% of global carbon emissions. 

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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