Accoya® the Environmental Choice for Norwegian Primary School

Bjørnsletta Primary School is the first Passive House school in Norway''s capital Oslo, scoring high on energy efficiency and constructed using eco-friendly building materials.

Designed by L2 Architects AS, Bjørnsletta is just one of several projects that are a part of the FutureBuilt initiative in Norway – a ten-year programme (2010-2020) to develop high-quality architecture with the lowest possible greenhouse gas emissions.

While the main school building has been clad using stone, the three individual classroom wings have been clad with Accoya, which was chosen by the architects to support their vision of the school as an environmentally friendly and highly durable property.

Accoya wood was also used to design and construct three other building projects across Norway: Brattås Elementary School in Nøtterøy, Big Horn Restaurant in Sandnes and Havnegården in Arendal. Again, Accoya was selected as cladding in all three building projects because it met the architects'' requirements for eco-friendly and sustainable buildings in the country, stability and durability requirements.

Accoya offers unrivalled environmental advantages which far outweigh the use of alternative products such as scarce and unsustainable hardwoods. Accoya has been recognised for its environmental standards worldwide by independent assessors, and Accsys Technologies holds a host of ecolabels which demonstrate the green credentials of Accoya.

Bryan Crennell, director of sales and marketing at Accsys Technologies said: “The property at Bjørnsletta Primary School is a striking and contemporary building, and it made complete sense that Accoya was chosen for this project by the architects. Using Accoya has satisfied the owner''s requirement for a carbon neutral property as a part of the FutureBuild scheme.

“Accoya is consistently specified for construction projects throughout Norway, and these examples of primary schools in Brattås and Nøtterøy really show why Accoya outshines its competitors.”

Manufactured using Accsys Technologies propriety acetylation technology, Accoya is one of the most superior wood products on the market today. It performs to the highest of standards, delivering remarkable levels of stability, sustainability and class 1 durability. Exceeding the high-quality an aesthetic attributes of tropical hardwoods, Accoya also boasts excellent environmental credentials by using wood sourced from FSC® certified and sustainable forests.