WHY SHOULD I USE WOOD?
Wood products are made from a renewable resource — trees — that are replanted to ensure a sustainable supply, and they are less energy- and carbon-intensive to manufacture than competing materials like concrete and steel.
Wood products also store carbon. Meaning, as a tree grows, it sequesters carbon and when the tree is turned into building materials or wood products, that carbon stays locked away in the finished materials for decades or centuries. Additionally, studies have shown that building with wood produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions than building with other materials.
Through sustainable forest management, tree farmers harvest and replant trees responsibly, taking into consideration wildlife, diversity of plant species and forests’ abilities to create watersheds and sequester carbon.
