CARBON ANALYSIS FINDINGS OFFSETTING THE EMBODIED CARBON SUSTAINABLY SOURCED TIMBER AND CARBON STORAGE

In terms of offsetting the embodied carbon, one way is the carbon storage of timber. The OSB and softwoods used in the tiny homes can store carbon which reduces the carbon emissions of the project.

Based on the ICE Database, carbon storage can only be claimed if the timber is sustainably sourced. As the project aims to be as environmentally friendly as possible, sustainably sourced materials will be used. Therefore the carbon calculations have also been done including the carbon storage.

The total embodied carbon excluding the carbon storage of the timber is 5467.841 Kg of CO2. With the carbon storage, it is 3996.437 Kg of CO2 reducing the embodied carbon by 14071.404 Kg of CO2 per tiny home. With a total of 25 tiny homes, the total embodied carbon (TEC) including carbon storage is 99,910.925Kg of CO2 compared to 136,696.03 Kg of C02. Therefore the carbon storage aspect of timber reduces the TEC of all the tiny homes by 36,785.11 Kg of CO2 or 36.785 metric tonnes.

Graph comparing the TEC of the total tiny homes with and without carbon storage Carbon calculations of a single tiny home with and without carbon storage

Timber parts highlighted

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Total Embodied Carbon with storage is 5467.841 - 1471.404 Kg of C02.