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Timber

Timber is the only carbon neutral construction material. Strength for strength timber uses 5 times less energy to produce than concrete and 6 times less than steel.

Every cubic metre of wood used in construction saves 0.8 tonne of CO₂ from the atmosphere. Every timber frame home built saves an average of 4 tonnes of CO₂.

Wood is carbon neutral

• Because trees absorb CO₂ as they grow. In fact, because of the carbon sink effect of the forests, wood from sustainably managed forests can actually be better than carbon neutral
• Trees absorb one tonne of carbon dioxide for every cubic metre’s growth
• They also produce the oxygen we breathe - almost ¾ tonne of oxygen for every cubic metre’s growth.

Building carbon neutral – or better!

• Using wood instead of other building materials saves on average 0.9 tonnes of carbon dioxide per cubic metre
• 3 tonnes of CO₂ can be saved by using timber frame from the 20 tonne CO₂ footprint of a typical 3 bedroom detached house.
• Increasing the timber content, including softwood cladding, can reduce the footprint to 2.4 tonnes – a total reduction of 17.6 tonnes CO₂.