Environment:

We are all aware of the need to be environmentally friendly and ecologically sustainable. Building in wood offers a real alternative to minimise your home’s carbon footprint compared to steel and other products.

Pinelock uses only plantation timber throughout, a sustainably managed and renewable resource.

Wood requires significantly less fossil fuel derived energy in its extraction, production and transportation than alternative products such as steel.

Using wood in our houses contributes to carbon sequestration and reduces green house gases. In the production of one kilogram of wood, nearly one and a half kilograms of carbon dioxide is absorbed and more than one kilogram of oxygen is released into the atmosphere.

With forethought and knowledge, it is possible to design your building to minimise its environmental impact.

Further reading can be found at:

www.naturallybetter.com.au

http://oak.arch.utas.edu.au/publications/pdf/3 Timber as a Sustainable Material.ppt