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  • From: <scott@permaculture.org>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Earthships
  • Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:53:39 -0600

In the case of fast maturing trees that are harvested at maturity would be
excellent building materials. But trees that are still growing should be
allowed to continue to sequester carbon.

> -------Original Message-------
> From: Scott Vlaun <scott@moosepondarts.com>
> To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Earthships
> Sent: Jul 27 '16 15:39
>
> 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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