All materials have an embodied carbon value, which reflects the emissions from all stages of production, use and end of life. It is often called the carbon footprint. Timber is a low embodied carbon construction material. But as trees grow, they sequester atmospheric carbon, with the resulting stored biogenic carbon known to make up 50% of timber’s dry weight.

Utilising sustainably sourced timber can help to reduce the embodied carbon emissions in buildings while also storing CO2e out of the atmosphere.