Authorities from the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning participated this Wednesday 9 in an international workshop on good models and ways to promote the construction of quality wood in Uruguay, in order to promote the use of this material for social housing.
At the opening of the activity, the minister of the portfolio, Irene Moreira, recalled that from the beginning of this Government the construction of social housing in wood was defined as a flagship, based on recognizing that it is a material with varied benefits and that, in addition, will make it possible to improve construction times by 50% without losing quality.
In turn, he explained that the time factor in the housing emergency is essential and that work has been done jointly with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and with private and public organizations to establish regulations that enable the construction of wooden houses be a reality.
Collaboration with Finland
In the workshop, the teams from Uruguay and Finland addressed issues related to this type of construction, the sustainability and safety of its use, among other aspects.
For her part, the concurrent ambassador of Finland to Uruguay, Nicola Lindertz, stated that the technical improvement of wood construction is an example of collaboration between both countries because it focuses on practical experiences in topics such as construction techniques, evaluation protocols, technical guidelines for acoustic, thermal and fire conditioning, protection standards and digital issues. Lindertz argued that stimulating the value of this resource under construction implies promoting social, environmental and climatic aspects.
the president of the National Housing Agency (ANV), Klaus Mill von Metzen, for his part, pointed out that a third of the world’s solid waste comes from construction, so thinking about this type of building means a challenge for future sustainability.
