The New Frontier of Green Construction: Creating a More Sustainable World through Mass Timber and Adhesives
Mass timber has become an increasingly popular alternative to minimize construction’s environmental impact, offering a renewable resource with a notably smaller carbon footprint.
Each year, the debris produced during construction—and in particular, building demolition—represents more than 90% of the total construction and demolition debris generated and sent to landfills in the U.S. That equates to approximately 145 million tons of debris.1
Naturally, producing that much waste has a clear and sizeable impact on the environment. In recent years, to minimize construction’s environmental impact, mass timber (a structural load-bearing element made from solid lumber glued to form columns, beams, and large format panels) has become an increasingly popular alternative, offering a renewable resource with a notably smaller carbon footprint.