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Re:Los Angeles is gearing up to ban wood-frame construction by userbinator on Sunday November 21, 2021 @05:45PM (#29300534)
I still remember when the primary environmentalist movement was "save the trees"; doesn't more wood use imply more deforestation? The wood that's in buildings won't be capturing CO2, it's the live trees that do.
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Re:Los Angeles is gearing up to ban wood-frame construction by frosted-flakes on Sunday November 21, 2021 @05:52PM (#29300578)
No, because all or nearly all building lumber in the US and Canada is sourced from sustainably-managed timber lots. In other words, trees are re-planted, and clear-cutting is no longer a common practice.
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Re:Los Angeles is gearing up to ban wood-frame construction by FateOfNations on Tuesday November 23, 2021 @01:32AM (#29315133)
One of those environmental problems we've managed to fix without much hoopla.
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Re:Los Angeles is gearing up to ban wood-frame construction by rp1 on Sunday November 21, 2021 @05:52PM (#29300580)
Wood results from captured carbon. Live trees are captured carbon, as is lumber. Dead trees decompose and release the stored carbon back into the atmosphere. Wood used for lumber, unless it’s some exotic wood from the Amazon, is usually sustainably harvested.
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