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Participate in the webinar "Tests and Certifications" that will take place next Wednesday 25th May. Organised by the LIFE EcoTimberCell project.

The European document that contains the technical assessment of the performance of a manufacturer's product or kit in relation to the essential characteristics applicable for the intended use, when this is not covered or not fully covered by a harmonised technical specification, is called ETA - European Technical Assessment. It is drawn up on the basis of the European Assessment Document (EAD) covering the product and its intended use, and makes the Declaration of Performance and CE marking possible.

Course at the School of Engineering of the University of Santiago de Compostela (Campus Terra, Lugo). Aimed at technical prescribers and calculators, to teach how to build with EcoTimberCell systems and their structural calculation.

With this video, elaborated in the LIFE EcoTimberCell project, we intend to show the benefits that the circular economy brings to the environment and society, and how this project contributes to it.

In the framework of the LIFE EcoTimberCell project, we have prepared a guide to help those who intend to license a technology.

Ecoconstrucción magazine dedicates an article to LIFE EcoTimberCell systems in its March-April issue.

The video "Life Cycle Assessment in the construction sector" developed in the LIFE EcoTimberCell project is now available.

In the framework of the EcoTimberCell project, ITeC has actively contributed to the LCA of the EcoTimberCell. This has been developed under the UNE-EN 15804:2012+A2:2019 and UNE-EN-ISO 14025:2010 standards, and the UNE-EN 16485:2014 standard has been used as Product Category Rule.

You can now watch the video What is a spin-off company? developed within the framework of the LIFE EcoTimbercell project.

In the framework of the LIFE EcoTimberCell project, ITeC has developed over the last few months the document Guide for Obtaining Environmental Certifications and Verifications in Wooden Structures.

Course at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Donostia-San Sebastián to teach how to build with EcoTimberCell systems and their structural calculation.

The Materioteca de Galicia has updated the publication of the 1st Galician Innovative Materials Competition with the technical data sheets of the 80 materials submitted to the competition.

Last June, the EcoTimberCell project participated in the Ecodesign Competition of the National Environment Congress 2020, and the jury awarded the prize for the proposal of the structural wood products developed in the project.

Do you know what a spin-off is? Do you know the requirements and phases necessary for its creation? You will find the answers to these and other questions in the "Quick Guide for the creation of a Spin-off", elaborated by the LIFE EcoTimberCell project.

Last November, the EcoTimberCell wooden beam was recognised as the second finalist in the Research category of the Galician Innovative Materials Competition.

The conclusions of the second block of webinars organised in the framework of the EcoTimberCell project on "Wood and climate change mitigation" are now available.

The University of Santiago spin-off TimberSoul by Cándido Hermida SL will start its business activity in January, promoting local certified wood through the commercialisation of EcoTimberCell (ETC) structural products.

The conclusions of the webinars on the "Promotion of wood in Galicia" organised by the EcoTimberCell project are now available.

Last September, the Institute of Construction Technology (ITeC), partner of the EcoTimberCell project, participated in REBUILD 2021. This event aims to promote the transformation of the sector around three fundamental axes: industrialisation, sustainability and digitalisation.

Natalia Hermida, product manager of Cándido Hermida talked about the LIFE EcoTimberCell project in Galicia esRadio.

Last 9th October the World Championship 2021 took place in A Coruña and ESPIGA, Galician Association for BioConstruction, presented EcoTimberCell products in its stand and was able to contact the public attending the race, both participants as well as entertainers and visitors.

The Ecotimbercell lightened timber beam (ETC beam), developed in the LIFE EcoTimberCell project, among the two finalists in the research Category.