309 Center Road
Hillsborough
NH
Building construction is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change – can wood – local wood, provide an alternative?
The Society for Protection of New Hampshire Forests will hold The Promise of Building Big with Wood program at the Baldwin Environmental Center at Fox State Forest in Hillsborough, NH on April 9th from 7 to 8:30 pm.
Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), a type of mass timber, is a “new” wood building product that is touted as a substitute for fossil fuel intensive building materials such as concrete and steel. There is tremendous potential for CLT to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings while benefiting the regional New England forest economy.
In this program, Andy Fast, the UNH Extension Forest Industry Specialist will discuss
- What is Mass Timber?
- Why is CLT viewed as a promising building product?
- What is the status of CLT made from local wood species?
- Why should you care? Hint – Mass Timber IS carbon storage!To take part in this program, register at Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (forestsociety.org)