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[Scott Vlaun <scott@moosepondarts.com>]

To Georg's point, sequestering carbon in well built structures made from wood 
harvested sustainably. Here in Maine there are short lived, fast growing 
species like balsam and poplar that make decent building materials and would 
otherwise die and quickly release carbon as they rot in the forest.

Scott Vlaun
Center for an Ecology-Based Economy 207 520 0575

> On Jul 27, 2016, at 5:33 PM, Scott Vlaun <scott@moosepondarts.com> wrote:
> 
> My mother in law lives in a 25 year old earthship in NM. I've spent a lot 
> of time in it and it is pretty fantastic. Can and bottle walls eliminate a 
> lot of carbon intensive concrete as do massive Adobe thermal mass walls. 
> The sculptural aspects, especially tile mosaic make for a very Inspired 
> living space. Embodied energy per sq. ft. on these structures is extremely 
> low and even in northern NM she gets by on less than. Cord of wood per 
> year, only needed when cold and cloudy. I'm extremely sensitive to tire 
> outgassing and have never even gotten a whit. Labor intensive to be sure 
> though! 
> 
> To 
> 
> Scott Vlaun
> Center for an Ecology-Based Economy 207 520 0575
> 
>> On Jul 27, 2016, at 5:07 PM, Georg Parlow <g.parlow@gmx.at> wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks Lawrence and Scott for this dialogue. Valuable.
>> 
>> However, one question, Scott:
>> 
>> 
>>> **Whenever possible eliminate using forest products in construction.  The 
>>> wood is much better used as a carbon sink.
>> 
>> To my understanding wood IS a carbon sink - and if it sits in my house for 
>> 200+ years this is just as fine as sitting (and maybe falling over and 
>> rotting) in the forest. What is it I do not see?
>> 
>> Georg
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