The decision to build in timber rarely fails on conviction. It fails on the numbers. This webinar takes on the financing side: what a mortgage looks like that rewards the use of wood with a lower interest rate, and how trading storage certificates brings additional revenue into a project. The Timber Mortgage feasibility study is presented as well. The webinar is in German.
The interest rate as a lever
A mortgage that gets cheaper when a project is built in timber changes the calculation where it weighs most: the cost of capital across the full term. The Timber Mortgage feasibility study examines the conditions under which such a product works, and what it asks of the building owner in terms of evidence.
Revenue from climate performance
The second lever sits in the building itself. The carbon locked into the load-bearing structure can be quantified, verified under internationally recognised standards and issued as credits, and the proceeds return to the project. Both levers pull in the same direction, and together they can tip a close decision towards timber.
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Samara Scheidegger
Marketing & Communication
