FRANKLIN ECO-INDUSTRIAL PARK MASS TIMBER CAMPUS
Franklin Eco-Industrial Park is a very new type of facility for America, but is based on the Kalundborg, Denmark industrial park (http://www.symbiosis.dk/en/) that is self-sufficient. A manufacturing, and Research and Development park, FEIP was developed to bring the Kalundborg model (right) to America.
Centrally located for the Eastern US, in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina, FEIP has convenient access to ports in NC and Virginia, as well as access to the rail system through the CSX Transportation center in Edgecombe county.
The Park has entrances on both Highway US 1 (the major American North-South route) and Highway US 1A, the business portion of that route.
FEIP is a fifteen minute drive from the North Raleigh Airport. (https://www.airnav.com/airport/00NC) in Louisburg, NC.
With a focus on renewable wood products, FEIP was designed with the aid of the Hodges Wood Products Laboratory at NC State University (https://projects.ncsu.edu/facilities/buildings/hodges.html), and with Hans Hundegger a prominent Austrian Engineer. R & D is with emphasis on the new Mass Timber building system and on CLT panel building systems. We are leaders in heat storage in Mass Timber, with 2 US Patents, and 30 years experience.
Eco-Industrial Parks are finally being recognized: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2018/01/23/eco-industrial-parks-emerge-as-an-effective-approach-to-sustainable-growth
The first tenant is Enertia® Building Systems, Inc. (www.enertia.com) a manufacturer of mass-timber self-heating/cooling houses based on the latent energy storage of wood. In 2007 Enertia Homes were declared a Modern Marvel by The History Channel, and recognized as a game-changer in house building by the the US Patent Office.
Enertia® is also a stocking distributor of Canfor/Anthony laminated wood products.
Adjacent to the North of FEIP is Duke Energy’s sub-station. Duke has expressed interest in purchasing PV electricity from the rooftops of FEIP buildings, which are orientated for maximum rooftop solar exposure.
For more information on locating in the park, contact Michael Sykes (mike111@mindspring.com)