Climate Change & Our Effects

Carbon Friendly Homes The first time building a home can be hard on the average person. There are a lot of important factors that play into what type of home to build, the one factor this blog will be focused on today is the reduction of carbon specifically relating to the home you are planning to build. The objective of this blog is to assist anyone considering building a home in a way that reduces carbon emissions the most.  It is important to consider the effects of wood vs concrete initially. According to the model below, you can see that the effects of concrete show that laminated timber is much more sustainable opposed to reinforced concrete (Robertson et al.) As you can see, timber has more fossil fuel depletion. While many people believe that building a wooden house is better because it harbors carbon, it actually doesn't matter. This is due to the fact that no matter what that wood will decay eventually or it will go up in flames, and the carbon will go back into the a...

  Nick McGillivray BBE 1002 03/10/2024 All Feedstocks and Biorenewable must be Sourced Stuff doesn’t just get delivered on a silver platter for the humans living on earth, the feedstocks and biorenewable resources must come from somewhere! There are countless things to consider when thinking about the timber industries and agriculture. It is important for anyone, especially young people to understand some of the key ideas and takeaways from these large industries. Before we dive into the real production process of some of these products, let's look at some of the ways these things are sourced. Trees: Trees are some of the most used natural resources on our planet. Their sourcing includes many considerations based on if it is economically and environmentally worth it to harvest the tree. Some of these methods include pruning, thinning, and genetic selection. Pruning is the method of cutting branches near the base of the tree to reduce knots. Thinning is the process of cutting d...