Timber windows and doors have been used effectively in Australian building since the first colonial building and now sustainable design is changing perceptions of acceptable window and door performance. Timber units are now being recognised as the superior solution. Driven by concerns over climate change and prompted by increasing government regulation, building design professionals are seeking [...]
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Carbon footprint and Forestry products
According to Wikipedia, A carbon footprint has historically been defined as “the total set of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an organization, event, product or person.” However, calculating a carbon footprint which conforms to this definition is often impracticable due to the large amount of data required, which is often costly and time consuming [...]
Carbon pollution and Wood as a building material
Going to air under the new Planet Ark Environmental Edge brand, a new television commercial highlights the fact that wood stores carbon and that this is an environmental positive. Australia’s native forests, timber plantations and wood products are net absorbers of greenhouse gases, sequestering 56.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2005, reducing Australia’s total [...]
Wood – a low carbon footprint solution
New thinking on wood. Purchasing and manufacturing products that incorporate wooden components can greatly reduce the overall embedded carbon footprint of those goods and the buildings into which they are employed.
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