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  • GWP Total: 110.66 kg CO₂e/m²
  • GWP A1-A3: -708.68 kg CO₂e/m²
  • Rapid assembly and construction on-site saves time and can lower total costs
  • Strong, robust, visually appealing, and CE-marked building components ETA-14/0349
  • Bespoke and prefabricated building products delivered just-in-time to construction site
  • Achieve good thermal and sound insulation, and create a comfortable and healthy indoor climate
  • Cut emissions by up to 70%, compared with concrete and steel

Sylva™ by Stora Enso offers a variety of prefabricated wood products for low-carbon buildings, including everything needed for a sustainable wood structure. Custom-made elements like Sylva™ Walls, Floors, Roofs, Stairs, and Beams optimize sustainable wood and streamline the design and construction process.

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System Overview

Sylva is a complete kit of prefabricated, engineered wood components designed for rapid on-site assembly. Each element is manufactured to precise specifications, enabling seamless integration into BIM workflows and modern prefabrication pipelines. The components include:

  • Sylva™ CLT Walls: Sylva™ wall elements can be delivered with openings for windows, and doors pre-cut and ready for installation. Shorter installation times and lower construction costs will make your next project a breeze with Sylva™ CLT Walls.
  • Sylva™ CLT Floors and Roofs: Sylva™ CLT Floors and Roofs are custom-made, and prefabricated structural elements that can span short or long distances. View the wide range of floor and roof solutions to see how easy it is to design efficiently for all circumstances without any requirement for additional beams or support.
  • Sylva™ CLT Stairs: Sylva™ CLT Stairs are custom-designed and come ready to install on-site without requiring specialized tradespeople. Sylva™ CLT Stairs can be used during the construction phase eliminating the need for temporary stairs.
  • Sylva™ GLT and LVL Beams and Columns: Stronger than conventional timber with a higher strength-to-weight ratio than steel, Sylva™ GLT and LVL Beams and Columns offer unlimited flexibility in design opportunities while reducing your project’s overall carbon footprint.
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Sylva™ Services: To facilitate the planning, manufacturing, and building of mass timber construction projects, Stora Enso offers a range of services.

Contact Stora Enso

Stora Enso timber experts are ready to answer your questions in your local region and language. Reach out to us today!

Katajanokan Laituri

Helsinki’s former industrial Katajanokka waterfront is home to Katajanokan Laituri, a solid wood office and hotel building, and the largest mass timber construction in Finland to date. Designed by Helsinki-based architectural studio Anttinen Oiva Architects, the 23,000-square-metre landmark building is certified LEED Platinum. The completion of Katajanokan Laituri contributes to Helsinki&...

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World of Volvo

World of Volvo is a joint venture between Volvo Cars and the Volvo Group. This new 22,500-square-metre experience centre is located in central Gothenburg, the city where Volvo’s journey began in 1927. Designed by Henning Larsen, the project integrates computational parametric design with mass timber. The impressive main structure, made from glued laminated timber (glulam) and cross-lamina...

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