EXOSKIN CONSTRUCTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
A SUPERIOR ECOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE
As the world grows conscious of how the environment impacts our wellbeing and comfort, wood is one of the materials to consider for your yacht construction.
Reducing the amount of additional CO2 in the air is now an objective across all main continents. With today’s composite materials, petrol is extracted from the ground and CO2 is released in the atmosphere when transformed into plastics, resin, fibers and all other by-products.
By storing CO2 instead of releasing it in the air, growing trees and storing CO2 in everyday objects has a net effect in the reduction of emissions which far outweighs the CO2 emitted during its transport and transformation. This, combined with using less carbon fiber in the construction of our yachts has a real quantifiable effect.
Third party analysis has shown that our method reduces CO2 emissions during the construction by 21% compared to a full carbon fiber construction and we hope to keep improving on this result in the near future. International targets are currently for a reduction of 45% by the year 2030 and choosing the Exoskin construction method is a step towards achieving this goal.
Key findings:
– 21% lower CO2 emissions compared with a full carbon fibre construction
– 54% lower CO2 emission for the hull construction
– only 2 to 3% added weight overall compared to an optimized composite construction
‘By being the main and heaviest component, developments in hull construction have the most impact’
WOOD CONSTRUCTION
A GROWING SECTOR
From yacht construction to modern architecture, wood is quickly gaining traction. On top of the performance of the material, wood naturally benefits from other advantages: the local softness which dampens the sound, and the air inside which provides superior thermal insulation.
A noble material and a timeless charm. A serious material to consider for your next project.