The authors of that study have an agenda: to save forests. I read it and concluded "it is more dangerous to continue burning fossil fuels to make concrete and steel and to continue losing our forests to fire and disease exacerbated by climate change. The authors have their thumb on the scale, making wood construction look worse and steel and concrete look better. The appropriate answer is to use less material, whatever it is."
Thanks for the insightful comment Lloyd. I have to be honest, I resonate with the need to save forests especially in areas with little to no regulation around forestry. Poor management practices and accelerated Mass Timber adoption could be a recipe for deforestation. I 100% agree though - less material matters most.
The authors of that study have an agenda: to save forests. I read it and concluded "it is more dangerous to continue burning fossil fuels to make concrete and steel and to continue losing our forests to fire and disease exacerbated by climate change. The authors have their thumb on the scale, making wood construction look worse and steel and concrete look better. The appropriate answer is to use less material, whatever it is."
Thanks for the insightful comment Lloyd. I have to be honest, I resonate with the need to save forests especially in areas with little to no regulation around forestry. Poor management practices and accelerated Mass Timber adoption could be a recipe for deforestation. I 100% agree though - less material matters most.