Wood can be turned into sturdy replacements for steel and concrete Shutterstock/Kletr
Using more wood for construction has been touted as a lower-emissions alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete but it may not be as carbon friendly as thought.
“It would be very convenient if wood were a better solution,” says Tim Searchinger at Princeton University. Wood is, in theory, a renewable resource and any wood used in buildings acts as long-term carbon storage. The advent of sturdy engineered-wood products like cross-laminated timber has also made it more versatile. Past research…
