permaculture

[<scott@permaculture.org>]

The tree continues to grow in the forest and sequesters more carbon, the 
board in your frame house sequesters the amount of carbon that it held when 
removed from the forest and doesn't accumulate any more.


>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Georg Parlow <g.parlow@gmx.at>
>  To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
>  Subject: Re: [permaculture] Earthships
>  Sent: Jul 27 '16 15:07
>  
>  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
>  
>  permaculture mailing list
>  permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
>  subscribe/unsubscribe|user config|list info:
>  http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/permaculture
>