Question

Why dont we use wood as reinforcing material?

Answer 1

Benefits of Using Wood:

*Embodied carbon emissions in the construction sector account for over 23 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions in Australia.

*Over and above operational processes like energy and transport, it is increasingly important to consider the embodied carbon emissions in building materials used in the sector.


*Responsibly sourced wood is the only renewable building material available; it is naturally grown and removes CO2 from the atmosphere.

*Wood products then store the carbon that the growing trees have removed from the air (about 50% of the dry weight of wood is carbon).

*The production and processing of wood uses much less energy – called embodied energy – than most other building materials, giving wood products a significantly lower carbon footprint. Wood can be used to substitute for materials that require larger amounts of fossil fuels to be produced.

*There are many benefits of using responsibly sourced wood.