October 17, 2011

CONFEMADERA PRESENTS THE GUIDE TO RESTORE, CHOOSE WOOD OF FISCAL SECTOR SUPPORT

Tax relief is key to boosting the activity

CONFEMADERA PRESENTS THE GUIDE 'FOR REHABILITATION, CHOOSE WOOD', of fiscal measures to support the sector.

Among the new measures contained in the guide include the extension of the deduction for housing rehabilitation, passing from 10% to 20%.

The Spanish Confederation of Wood, CONFEMADERA, presented today at a press conference in Valladolid by the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Castilla and Leon Wood, CEMCAL, and the Confederation of Organizations of Castilla and Leon, CECALE, the Guide to rehabilitate, choose wood.New tax measures to support the woodworking sector, which sets out the developments in the personal income tax reform introduced after the Royal Decree Law 5 / 2011 for works of improvement in housing.In addition, the deduction is extended to housing than usual and extending the maximum annual deduction.

On 29 April the Council of Ministers approved a Royal Decree on measures for the regulation and control of undeclared work and encouraging housing rehabilitation, which modified some of the initiatives contained in Royal Decree-Law 6 / 2010 for the momentum of economic recovery and employment.

This guide, developed by experts in tax, provides guidance for practitioners of the timber industry and consumers aware of the tax benefits associated undertake such works and how to use them on your tax return.And encourage job creation and boosting the economy.

The wood industry and furniture has a large weight in the economy of Castilla and Leon, with 1.945 companies engaged in these activities, which employ 10,222 workers and generate an annual turnover of 943.5 million euros. These figures represent about 7% of the total sector statewide.These changes represent an important advance for the promotion of rehabilitation and reform and largely respond to claims that from the wood industry and furniture, through CONFEMADERA, have been conducted with the aim of stimulating sub-activity such as doors, windows, flooring, cladding, structural timber, boards, furniture, etc..At first, efforts have focused on the preparation of documents for the implementation of the Technical Building Code (CTE) technical papers on aspects not covered in the CTE (wood-concrete composite floors, roofs,.

Timber construction sector as a strategic line

The rehabilitation and reform has become one of the strategic lines for the Spanish industry of wood, along with the construction.Result of this work is the Guide to Building with Wood, the first that includes the different works on wood products so far in connection with the CTE whose aim is to give designers all the necessary information on the items made from this material or products derived from (durability, fire safety, unions, etc..In fact, in several European countries in promoting the use of wood in construction is part of the national strategy to reduce CO2 emissions to the atmosphere, because, during training, it absorbs carbon dioxide in processing, transport and installation, minimal amounts of energy consumed.) And discard fears and misconceptions about it.

The commitment to sustainability and the growing environmental awareness of society have become a new stimulus to the wood, which can prove, irrefutably, the ecological and recyclable.

In line with enhancing the role of wood in building the organization is framed with wood Rehabilitation Course, developed in collaboration with the College of Architects of Valencia and addressed to unemployed architects, to be held this fall, this time with to promote the conservation of wood in the rehabilitation of buildings or replaced by new wooden elements consistent with the objectives of a more sustainable building.

From the structural point of view, wood is a light material with a high ratio between strength and weight similar to that of steel, but higher-in the case of traction-that of the concrete, and has a high capacity for absorb energy, making wooden structures effectively withstand earthquakes and impact loads.

Among other advantages in building applications, emphasizes its adaptability: saves big lights, opening big holes, adaptation to the environment and almost any style and design, with a huge variety of textures, shapes and colors.And its light weight and easy adjustment at work, allowing wooden structures reduce installation times compared to other materials.

Wood is very present in our lives, but often their use has been hampered by misconceptions which, fortunately for everyone and as we go along in the educational field, are gradually falling, and now is positioning itself as a the best materials from all viewpoints.

Because a design, and on-site treatment correct wood construction solutions can be very durable.One need only observe the numerous works with wood, with hundreds of years old on their backs, have survived to this day in perfect condition, as the pillars on which Venice sits...) And, in general, provide all necessary technical documentation for building with wood teach and demonstrate the environmental values of timber construction.

Recently, the European Commission has developed the document Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe, a roadmap developed with the aim of transforming the European economy in a sustainable economy by 2050, including inter alia the promotion and sustainable use of wood in construction.This is one of the main claims CONFEMADERA, through the project Building with Wood, is suing within the framework of the European Roadmap Wood developed by the European wood employer CEI-Bois.Aware of this, through the project CONFEMADERA Building with Wood, has spent years developing activities aimed at architects, construction engineers and users in general, in order to provide guidelines and recommendations for proper timber construction in accordance with the regulations Spanish.

In this respect the European Commission requires by 2020 that the renovation and construction of buildings and infrastructure are made with high levels of resource efficiency, for which incentives will be implemented to reward efficient buildings and promote the sustainable use wood in construction, since it is the only material that helps mitigate climate change effects in their training because it absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and processing, transport and installation, minimal amounts of energy consumed.

In the road map, submitted to the European Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, it is stated that a better use of the building in the European Union would affect 42% reduction of total consumption energy used, 35% of greenhouse gases and more than 50% of the extracted materials.

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