Eight key points that tell the story of how we do business from the design of each structure to production with almost zero environmental impact. For each of these points, there is an in-depth look at the approach and production methods in detail, highlighting how even the smallest choice can make a difference in terms of quality and sustainability. A journey inside the heart of the company, to discover what lies behind renewable and cutting-edge realizations designed by nature for nature.
Our production has always been based on the preferential use of wood, combined with ecological and sustainable materials. Every day we work with determination so that the use of these materials becomes almost total, through a virtuous process of redesigning and re-engineering each structure with the aim of eliminating any plastic element. In this way, we reduce energy-consuming components that require highly impactful processes to be produced or recycled.
Legnolandia products that have a percentage of plastic materials less than 1% of the total weight of the structure are to be considered Plastic Free. In fact, this minimum percentage is attributable to the presence of small plastic components, the use of which is made mandatory by safety criteria for the manufacture and use of the product.
Even the earth rejects plastic and does not digest it, if planted it does not bear any fruit, the sea does not take it to the bottom and always puts it back on the beach.
(Elisabeth Wisler)
Wood, the world’s most renewable building material, offers an additional and paramount advantage, namely that it traps more than one ton of carbon dioxide per cubic meter within it, thus helping to counter the greenhouse effect.
This extraordinary capacity is most highly developed in young plants, a fact that incentivizes constant replacement and planting of trees, which once mature are used for one hundred percent recyclable and carbon-neutral constructions.
The carbon dioxide cycle, with its moments of accumulation in soil and air and conversion to living matter (particularly wood)
Carbon dioxide cycle in wood: when wood elements leave the cycle, they can be used for energy (e.g., biomass), or be decomposed as initial products. In either case, the same amount of CO2 is released that the tree previously took from the atmosphere, the cycle therefore closes at par, with no harm to the environment.
Aluminum, iron, steel, and plastics are materials that require enormous energy for their production from the heavy harmful emissions into the atmosphere that add to the environmental damage caused by mineral extraction and paint cycles made with the help of synthetic solvents and toxic components. Everyone is also aware of the health problems related to the use of composite materials and the constant and difficult battle of the supervisory bodies against imports of the most diverse toxic and hazardous materials, (example, from China) unfortunately often intended for children as toys and even park games. All this is emphasized daily in the media.
The emission of CO2 in large quantities worldwide is one of the most pressing environmental problems. The rise in the concentration of Carbon Dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere is one of the fundamental factors that reinforces the greenhouse effect. This will lead in the long run to widespread warming of the earth and climate change, which unfortunately is already taking place.
Wood, in relation to this issue, has a significantly more favorable behavior than other building materials. The tree during its growth accumulates CO2 from the air. Carbon (C) is used for the construction of organic substances, oxygen (O2) is released into the environment. A 25-meter-high fir tree releases daily an amount of oxygen necessary for the respiration of four humans. In its life cycle, too, the older it gets, the slower it grows. Over the years it also absorbs less and less CO2.
If a mature tree were not cut down, over time it would decay and rot, releasing into the atmosphere in the process of rotting the same amount of CO2 it took in during its life cycle.
For Legnolandia, producing with low environmental impact means always choosing renewable raw material and using only clean energy. Our wood is obtained mainly from conifers from PEFC-certified forests in Friuli, a zero-kilometer product that we treat with great care and respect so that it can generate maximum value at every stage of its life cycle. To process it, we use self-generated thermal and electrical energy, which allows us to meet the needs of our facilities, while significantly lowering emissions.
We follow the Circular Economy based on: using sustainable raw materials, processing with renewable energy, extending the life cycle of products, and reusing and recycling materials at the end of life. Our commitment is to turn waste into value, reduce harmful emissions and make products that comply with CAM (Minimum Environmental Criteria)
To encourage virtuous behavior toward the environment and incentivize the choice of sustainable solutions at every stage of purchasing, the Italian Ministry of the Environment has regulated the Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM), which, for public procurement, guarantee the purchase of products that are safe and made according to the principles of the circular economy. The latest edition of CAM was published on March 22, 2023.
Through virtuous production, Legnolandia is able to meet these requirements, offering customers sustainable wood structures thanks to conscious choices that protect the environment and the consumer, starting from the purchase of the raw material, to the installation of the finished product.
All Legnolandia solutions comply with the DNSH (Do Not Significant Harm) principle of not causing significant harm to environmental goals. A fundamental principle for accessing funding for interventions under the PNRP (National Plan for Recovery and Resilience).
ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION OF WOOD: Our wood is designed to last a long time and always ensure maximum resistance in all weather conditions: therefore, protecting it in the right way is essential.
Our protective treatments make use of modern pressure technologies and environmentally friendly and human-friendly substances to preserve wood from damage by pests, fire, UV rays and weathering. Finally, even for the staining stage, we use only organic paints, sourced from substances that can be integrated within the human diet.
Ensuring the right to play is the goal of each of our implementations, which we design to be usable by children of all motor and cognitive abilities; all without the need to resort to play adaptation or adult help. Through careful design, we incentivize young children and their families to build new relationships, promoting social inclusion in the most beautiful way: that of outdoor play.
Safe and carefree play is essential for the development of children, who have always preferred wooden constructions for the warmth and cozy feeling they can recreate. A natural bond between man and wood, made even more solid by the undisputed strength of this completely renewable raw material, its antibacterial properties and excellent thermal insulation qualities. Characteristics that make, unquestionably, wood the most sustainable and safe choice for playgrounds dedicated to children and young people.
