PINE WOOD PRODUCTS AND SUSTAINABILITY

Abstract

This research was conducted to analyze the characteristic of pine wood that has been used as material for products and its contribution towards sustainability. In the time of Covid-19 everything is slowing down, the areas that are most resourceful to invest in our future are sustainability, digitalization and innovation. Sustainable includes efforts to ensure recovery plan to reduce future risk from climate and nature breakdown. Pine wood is a popular wood as it can be used as basic material for many products. Pine wood is commonly used as wood container or crates, in Indonesia when the function as container ends, wood from container is reuse as main material for many products such as furniture and souvenirs. This method is an effort to prolong the used of wood, so it can slow the demand for new woods from cut down trees. Wood from ex container commonly used for furniture and interior. There are several interior contactor in Bandung that are focused in using pine wood from ex container for their main material in production. The leftover wood from the furniture productions is become waste, since it comes with many different shapes that are not uniform in size. The new design is needed so that less wood is wasted. The aim of this research is the design for small products from wood that can be made from material that are small and random in sizes. This can help the interior contactor to maximize the use of woods and maintain environmental sustainability.
Keywords: Pine Wood, Small Products, Sustainability