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Wood construction (e.g. 2x4 or other dimension lumber houses) does this to some extent, although there is carbon emission inherent in the harvesting, sawmilling
by DrPhish 11y ago
Wood construction (e.g. 2x4 or other dimension lumber houses) does this to some extent, although there is carbon emission inherent in the harvesting, sawmilling process, transportation to the worksite and actual house construction.
I'm surprised there isn't more general public awareness of using wood in engineering processes to offset the carbon costs and provide long-term carbon sequestering
- ItsDeathball 11y agoThis is what amuses me when people talk about ebooks being environmentally friendly. A paper book will usually be made of paper milled from a sustainably managed forest - we don't generally go clear-cutting virgin forests for wood pulp. A lot of sawmills and paper mills, furthermore, burn their waste wood and sawdust as fuel for the mill. The whole process, aside from transport, can be carbon-neutral, meaning a paper library can be seen as a repository of sequestered carbon. Moving from paper books to plastic tablets that consume power and need replacement every two years is anything but environmentally friendly.