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08.03.2007 - Actively saving on CO2 with Kronoply products
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A hotly discussed topic in today’s media is climate change and CO2 emissions. In this respect, attempts are even being made in Germany to make the Baltic Sea a more attractive holiday destination as the train journey from Berlin and back causes emissions of only 35 kg CO2.
Strangely enough though, nobody has brought up the issue of timber construction. When we think that the act of burning bricks or melting steel consumes considerable quantities of energy and these construction methods do not make a positive contribution to CO2 management.
In order to cover an area of one cubic metre, spruce trees need 880 kg of CO2.The wood which is now removed in a manner that protects resources can be transformed into Kronoply OSB or Kronotherm insulation materials prior to being installed in buildings. In this way, the CO2 is extracted from the environment for the entire lifetime of the building, and thus an active contribution is made to lowering CO2 content in the atmosphere. An perfect example of this would be a house made using Kronoply Magnum Board, insulated with Kronotherm insulating materials and clad in a wooden boarding. This would require approx. 40 m³ Kronoply Magnum Board, approx. 60 m³ Kronotherm DF (corresponds to approx. 10 m³ solid wood) and approx. 5 m³ boarding. In other words, this quantity of 75 m³ of wood would remove 66,000 kg of CO2 from the environment for decades on end!! When one considers that it would supposedly need 13 years to prevent a climate catastrophe, the opportunities for using construction methods that protect the environment should take centre stage more quickly.
Pellet heaters represent another major topic. These have experienced dramatic growth over the past few years and their use is encouraged as they are CO2 neutral and they are praised as the “Non plus Ultra” for climate protection. However, little use is made of the added value offered by the wood as it is burned immediately. In addition, the high demand is currently leading to a shortage of trees generated from deforestation, and this in turn is causing/has caused a dramatic increase in timber prices. This results in more expensive derived timber products which use the same wood as a raw material. These higher prices make timber construction more expensive and render active climate protection less attractive. Thought should also be given to such a trend...
St. Gottfried
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