Cork
Cork is from the bark of the cork oak, stripped by hand without felling the tree, which keeps growing and sequestering carbon between harvests. This renewable harvest is the reason it carries a strong environmental case as a building material.
Start with the full guide: Is cork a sustainable material?, which covers performance, fire behaviour and the demand paradox. For a finished surface – tiles, sheets, flooring and its acoustic and thermal behaviour indoors – the companion piece is Cork tiles, sheets and flooring: a surfaces guide.
Cork tiles, sheets and flooring: cork as an interior surface
Cork tiles and sheets bring lightweight, versatile and sustainable qualities to architecture and interior design – here we discover the endless possibilities.
Is cork a sustainable material?
Cork is an eco-friendly, sustainable material embedded with benefits for the environment and sustainable living practices.
Read stories about furniture and projects that use cork
A healthy home made with cork, bamboo and hemp
With its compact footprint and clever urban insertion, Brown House treats home as an ecosystem, using bio-based materials to construct a healthier, lower-impact model for urban living.
