Mass timber could replace concrete and steel in high-rise US buildings and significantly reduce carbon emissions, per modelling study examining this laminated timber product
Credit: USDA Forest Service photo by Franklin Pemberton, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
Mass timber could replace concrete and steel in high-rise US buildings and significantly reduce carbon emissions, per modelling study examining this laminated timber product
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0298379
Article Title: The potential use of mass timber in mid-to high-rise construction and the associated carbon benefits in the United States
Author Countries: USA
Funding: The funding for this study was provided by the USDA Forest Service Resources Planning Act Assessment Program through a joint venture agreement between the Forest Products Laboratory and the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (19-JV-11330143-023). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0298379
Article Title
The potential use of mass timber in mid-to high-rise construction and the associated carbon benefits in the United States
Article Publication Date
20-Mar-2024
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.