Timber!

Timber!

How Wood Can Help Save the World from Climate Breakdown

Brannen, Paul

Agenda Publishing

06/2024

256

Mole

9781788217354

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction



1. What is the problem we are trying to solve?



2. How timber can decarbonise the built environment



3. Insulation: the big climate win we have yet to deliver



4. Wooden skyscrapers: building big with timber is now possible



5. Fire, timber buildings and safety



6. Why our forests are an important asset in tackling climate breakdown



7. Is there enough sustainable wood to significantly increase its use in construction and renovation?



8. Increasing wood supply by growing more trees on farms



9. Is there enough land? Can we plant more trees and still produce enough food?



10. Harnessing the climate benefits of agroforestry



11. Let's buy a house from IKEA: homes made from wood in factories



Conclusion: Timber rising!
sustainable wood; alternative construction materials; engineered timber; built environment; concrete; steel; carbon sequestration; carbon storage; insulation; climate crisis; climate action; land use; forestry; net zero; agroforestry