Our Work

The European Wood Protection Association (EWPA), formerly the European Institute for Wood Preservation (WEI-IEO), represents the wood protection industry across Europe.

Committed to wood durability performance, sustainability, innovation, and best practices, EWPA promotes the use of wood, fostering environmental stewardship and advancing industry standards.

In this section we will preset and share some of the results and conclusions.

Tackle Climate Change: Use Wood

Wood is an extraordinary material. Naturally renewable, it grows in ever-increasing abundance in Europe. It is beautiful, light and strong to build with, warm and welcoming to live with. And it offers a simple way to reduce the CO2 emissions that are…

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Treated Wood A sustainable choice

A construction material, provided and renewable by Nature, with predictable performance, taking carbon from the atmosphere and locking it away for decades, with low energy demand and a feel good aesthetic, appreciated by almost everyone – that’s treated wood. Download and read…

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