{"id":3675,"date":"2023-03-15T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/?p=3675"},"modified":"2024-12-22T16:13:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T06:13:29","slug":"building-a-sustainable-future-with-timber-the-role-of-the-global-changemakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/building-a-sustainable-future-with-timber-the-role-of-the-global-changemakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Sustainable Future with Timber: The Role of the Global Changemakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to a recent report<\/a> by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, the building and construction industry is responsible for a widening gap between climate performance and the 2050 decarbonization pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is backed up by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development<\/a> (WBCSD) which confirms that the built environment represents over 33% of global final energy use, generates nearly 40% of global energy-related GHG emissions and consumes 40% of global raw materials. Global population growth and urbanization will require a massive increase in urban infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With current trends in energy demand, construction will result in a threefold increase in energy consumption and emissions by 2050<\/a> \u2013 a scary prospect! In short, we need to change the way we approach construction \u2013 selecting lower embodied carbon materials like timber and being smarter with construction techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2021<\/a>, I interviewed Associate Professor Winston Chow, a contributor to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) who spoke out on the \u201ccooling qualities\u201d of timber, the importance of \u201cembodied carbon\u201d and advocated the greater use of timber in buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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