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5 things developers should know about mass timber

BD+C

To mitigate the worst effects of climate change, we must make buildings less carbon intensive. With an inherently low carbon profile, mass timber can make a big impact in tackling climate action in the built environment. Erik Barth Regulations Mass Timber Wood The Changing Built Environment The U.N.’s

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"Mass-timber buildings can have very high carbon emissions" says Amy Leedham

Deezen

Mass timber 's reputation as the go-to low-carbon construction material is a problematic oversimplification that is leading to greenwashing, says carbon expert Amy Leedham in this Timber Revolution interview. I say 'can' because it's not always the case." There's no black and white, it's all hues of grey."

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Bolon marks 75 years with flooring made from "68 per cent recycled material"

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In just a few years we have gone from 28 per cent recycled material to 68 per cent by doing what we have always done: we saw potential in waste." The family-owned brand's manufacturing takes place in a "climate-neutral" factory in Ulricehamn, Sweden , which means that any carbon emissions produced are offset.

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Technology brand HP expects to operate 100 per cent renewably by 2035

Deezen

In addition to using renewable energy, HP is striving to reduce the carbon footprint of printing through carbon reduction initiatives such as energy efficiency, reduced packaging and use of recycled plastics. The brand's carbon reduction initiatives include energy efficiency, reduced packaging and the use of recycled plastics.

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What is Low-Carbon Concrete?

Santa Cruz Architect

This challenge is prompting a major drive to develop technological solutions that can address these processing emissions, including significant upticks in both investments and startup activity in low-carbon cement. Why is the Carbon Footprint of Conventional Concrete so Large? What is Low Carbon Concrete?

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"Timber alone cannot get us out of this mess"

Deezen

There is a paradox in our desire for a low-carbon built environment. But building is inherently carbon-intensive, which leaves us with a problem. That is well over a third of our total carbon budget gone just by creating new buildings Here is the scale of the challenge. Timber is a magical material in so many ways.

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Listen To Reasons

Landscape Architecture Magazine

The AD issue presented a full breadth of articles and case studies addressing pressing concerns such as decolonizing climate action (by Manuel Shvartzberg Carrió and Danika Cooper), rare earth extractions (by Godofredo Enes Pereira, Christina Leigh Geros, and Jon Goodbun), and defining the shift toward “green labor” (by Julian Siravo). “The