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Would you care?Would you dare?

Wood you?

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The consciousness of global warmingbrought a new dynamic to the generaluse of wood, as the word was spreadabout its unique characteristic ofcarbon sink.

All of a sudden, wood emerged to theeyes of customers, architects, generalcontractors and public deciders as apowerful tool towards sustainability.

Be the changeyou want to see!

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WarehousesXXL timber structures

In the last decades of the 20th century, timber structures wereseen as a very fashionable stravaganza, resulting in veryexpensive building solutions.

Nowadays, wood structures are not only competitive withcommon steel and concrete structure alternatives, but also betterperformers when it comes to fire resistance, seismic behaviourand aesthetic arguments.

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Special timber structuresArt and engineering

Today, when architects and engineers design landmarkbuildings like bridges or government offices, schools,factories or warehouses, they look at timber to expressa contemporary beauty which is nonetheless rooted innature and a respect for the environment.

Its ease of work and reliability make it one of the mostplastic building materials, allowing constant challengesto imagination.

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State of the art modular housingSustainability + speed + design + quality

Treehouse modular houses have been developed froman innovative concept, which aims to bring togetherdesign, modularity, speed and sustainability.

Treehouse is a high quality, tested andfunctional contemporary architectural

solution, with great attention to detail.Planned production allows rigorous design, offeringhigh performance, fulfilling all legal requirements andguaranteeing greater longevity for each treehouse.We offer a full in-house service, from consulting toassembly and final delivery.

Treehouse is eco-friendly given that it is made withecological materials that come from certified andsustainable managed forests.

The concept behind Treehouse is modular: it growsmodule by module. Each one has a standard area ofabout 22 sqm. Even after finishing the assembly ofone Treehouse, modules can still be added on bothhorizontally and vertically, to allow possibleevolutions, with huge savings in costs and assembly

time.

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Look at our movies:search jular+treehouse.

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Sustainability:10 reasons why we should use wood

Wood has been assuming increasinglymore importance in modernarchitecture. Besides its naturalproperties of strength, beauty, durability,acoustic, thermal and fire resistance,wood was awarded one of the main rolesin todays challenges: sustainability.

Wood was indeed recognized as themost sustainable raw material, as its useresults in far less carbon dioxideemissions into the atmosphere thancompeting building products.

Here are 10 good reasons why weshould prefer wood instead of otherbuilding materials:

1Using wood products supports forests.2Wood stores carbon.3Wood is a renewable and versatile material.4Wood is a strong material.5Wood is beautiful.6Wood provides excellent sound and thermalinsulation.7Wood is durable.8Wooden structures can have a high level ofpre-fabrication.

9Wood doesnt rust.10Wood behaves better under fire than steel.

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The company

Tel.: +351 219 484 000Tel.: +351 263 850 070Fax.: +351 263 850 071

mail@jular.pt

Estrada Nacional 3, Km. 6P-2050-306 AzambujaPORTUGAL

www.jular.pt

Quality and sustainability are Julars primary guidingprinciples.

Jular has been certified in Quality ManagementSystems (ISO 9001) since 2006, and is currently inthe process of implementing EnvironmentalManagement (ISO 14001), Safety, Innovation andChain of Custody certifications.

Present in the portuguese market since 1973, Jularhas developed experience and know-how inwood-based products for the construction industry.

Julars technical team offers broadexperience in design and development

of wooden structures. Designers and amotivated sales team can help toproduce original solutions or developexisting projects.

Modern production premises and raw materialwarehouses totalling up to 28,000 sqm allow toprovide a quick, efficient and high-quality response.

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