Alec Giffen

• New Study on Building With Wood and Global Climate Change has New England Regional Implications, Part 2

  In Part 1 of this blog, we reviewed new research from Churkina et al. (2020) that provides further evidence of the significant climate benefits that could result from an increased use of wood in building construction. Here we look into the in-forest consequences of actively managing New England’s forests for…

  Climate March 17, 2020

• New Study on Building With Wood and Global Climate Change has New England Regional Implications, Part 1

  A new report from an international team of scientists concludes that managing forests better and using engineered wood products to build tall buildings in urban areas could have a major effect in addressing damaging climate change. (Buildings as a global carbon sink, Churkina, et al). In this two-part blog, we…

  Climate March 10, 2020