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Wood is a natural, renewable, and sustainable material for building, with a lighter carbon footprint than steel or concrete.

Maximizing wood use in both residential and commercial construction could remove an estimated 21 million tons of C02 from the atmosphere annually – equal to taking 4.4 million cars off the road. Wood is one of the most sustainable and environmentally favourable construction materials available.

This is due to its; absorption of carbon dioxide while growing, adaptability as a product and recyclability or use as a biofuel.

Unlike many building materials (concrete, for instance), wood does not deplete the earth of its natural resources. It’s a resource that more or less stands on its own, it can be grown and harvested over and over again.

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The total global warming potential of a traditional building will be 20% higher than that of a modern building.

If local materials, such as wood, are used in building construction, the emissions from production and transportation could be dramatically reduced.

Reinforced concrete buildings are replacing traditional wood and stone masonry buildings in the region. This may create a heat-island effect and thus add to regional warming.

Walls in traditional buildings produce the lowest emissions, almost equally distributed between the alkyd paint used on the wood surface.

The total contribution of wood used in modern buildings to global warming is slightly higher than that of wood used in traditional buildings.