New European Bauhaus

The Commission launched, at the same time as the Renovation wave strategy, the initiative on the New European Bauhaus. The initiative is both a network and a contact point at the crossroads between culture, social inclusion and innovation.

It is an ideal platform for the nature-based materials made by EPF members for construction, furniture, packaging and other end-uses.

Since its inception in 2021, EPF has engaged actively with New European Bauhaus.

• EPF is proud to be a co-founder of the wood4bauhaus Alliance, together with InnovaWood, Innorenew, the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois), the European Federation of Building and Woodworkers (EFBWW) and the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry (EOS) and with the support of the Horizon 2020 project consortia BASAJAUN and WoodCircus.
• EPF achieved to get the NEB partner status for the Alliance.
• We hosted an international conference to raise awareness for the transformative power of the Circular Economy, put a spotlight on the versatility of innovative wood-based products and building systems, and propose dedicated co-creation partnerships with the wood sector for the New European Bauhaus. This event welcomed more than 1000 participants and featured keynote presentations from Professor John Schellnhuber and Mrs Ruth Reichstein.

Background information, news and events are available on wood4bauhaus.eu