What this project investigates: The net carbon consequences of cross laminated timber adoption at varied scales (e.g., US, Europe, global) over the next 100 years.
How this will be addressed: By using life cycle analysis to quantify the life-cycle carbon emissions due to production, use, and demolition of cross laminated timber, along with materials substitution benefits. The project will also use an economic-ecological-timber model to simulate the changes in global forest carbon stock under different socioeconomic pathways and timber demand.
Why it matters: The impacts of large-scale cross laminated timber adoption on global forests and relevant carbon pools remain unclear. Such impacts are highly dynamic and driven by various ecological, socio-economic, and managerial factors, and understanding them is therefore crucial for using cross laminated timber as an effective carbon removal strategy.
