Achieving climate targets thanks to timber construction

After lengthy discussions, the National Council June 10, 2020, the National Council concluded its deliberations on the CO2 Act. In the overall vote, the bill the bill on the concrete implementation of the Paris climate agreement was clearly by 135 votes to 59 with one abstention. Switzerland must halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990. The total revision of the CO2 Act sets the course for meeting this obligation. can be met.

Constructionindustry has a duty
Depending on the source, up to 40 percent of the world's worldwide CO2 emissions are attributed to construction. The construction industry therefore to reduce CO2 emissions and thus make its contribution to the implementation of the Paris the Paris climate agreement. Buildings with steel, reinforced concrete and brick in building construction cause massively high CO2 emissions during production. Yet the alternative is growing in abundance on our doorstep: wood!

Building - climate killer or climate saver?
Concrete consists of gravel and cement binder. In addition, it must be reinforced with steel. These three construction materials are extremely harmful to the climate. is responsible for five to eight percent of global CO2 emissions. One cubic meter of reinforced concrete produces around 500 kg of of CO2 emissions.

The situation is quite different with wood: The naturally This naturally renewable building material requires only solar energy and water for its production. As it grows, a tree converts CO2 into oxygen thanks to photosynthesis. oxygen. Each cubic meter of wood thus stores around one ton of CO2 in the long term. stored over the long term. Anyone who wants to make a contribution to climate protection today builds with wood.

Timber construction - a habitable CO2 store
The aim is to store carbon beyond the life cycle of a tree. beyond the life cycle of a tree. This is precisely what Timbatec has been doing for over twenty years. Used in the load-bearing structures of buildings, the CO2 remains bound in the wood used. Larger wooden buildings store several thousand tons of CO2 in the long term.

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