39%
of CO2 emissions from global energy use and processes accounted for by building & construction
We need to address energy use and carbon dioxide emissions in all areas, and building and construction is no exception. Accsys’ products can help significantly lower the environmental costs of our buildings.
Source: GABC
60%
of the urban development required by 2030 is yet to be built (2019) - we can build back better
Often the choice is between high performance and high sustainability. We have created circular economy, bio-cycle friendly building materials that match or outperform synthetic, non-renewable and highly polluting alternatives.
Source: World Economic Forum
73%
of consumers would change their habits to reduce their environmental impact
People, governments and businesses are making decisions to improve the future for our planet, and products like ours can act as technological tipping points that enable more positive sustainable choices.
Source: Nielsen
Trees sequester CO2 from the atmosphere, trapping it safely. By turning fast-growing, sustainable wood into long-lasting, high-performance building materials, our products can actually help the environment while still performing better than unsustainable, highly resource-depleting or carbon dioxide producing alternatives such as PVC and aluminium.
48,493tCO2
sequestered in our products sold in FY21
Accoya® has been assessed to have a service life of up to 90 years: longer than aluminium, PVC and other woods, and we offer a 50 year above ground and 25 year in-ground or freshwater warranty for both Accoya® and Tricoya®. This means our products are cost-efficient over their life cycles, all while being more environmentally responsible.
70+year
service life
50year
warranty above ground
Sourced from forests certified sustainable by the FSC® and other international organisations, the wood we use is endlessly renewable, and the main resources used are atmospheric CO2 and sunlight.
Generations of new trees can grow over the extended lifetime of our products, and the net effect is even carbon negative – safely trapping carbon for decades of use before recycling.
Our products fit into the circular economy bio-cycle: renewable, recyclable and environmentally responsible.
Often, in the past, the choice has been between high performance techno-cycle materials or sustainable but inferior eco-friendly materials. Our products are fully bio-cycle compliant, with performance that matches or exceeds unsustainable techno-cycle alternatives.
Sustainability is not just a trend, it is a global imperative. Accsys – our people, our technology, and the products we create – has had this at heart for years.
That is why we feel a responsibility – an obligation – to fulfil our purpose: “Changing wood to change the world.”
There is a growing need to move towards renewable resources and sustainable materials in all areas of modern life.
This can be seen on the small scale: paper straws and bags instead of plastic, and the large: the ‘green’ energy sector, and construction and infrastructure projects with total carbon costings and limits built in.