Viewpoint: Transporting carbon: calculating A4 emissions for mass timber

Author: Jonathan Skinner, James Morton and Alan Dowdall

Date published

2 September 2024

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Viewpoint: Transporting carbon: calculating A4 emissions for mass timber

The Structural Engineer

Author

Jonathan Skinner, James Morton and Alan Dowdall

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 102, Issue 9, 2024, Page(s) 34-36

https://doi.org/10.56330/VZVH6450

Date published

2 September 2024

Author

Jonathan Skinner, James Morton and Alan Dowdall

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 102, Issue 9, 2024, Page(s) 34-36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/VZVH6450

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

Jonathan Skinner, James Morton and Alan Dowdall of Ramboll describe their work to refine the inputs to an activity-based approach to calculating A4 carbon emissions for mass timber, and encourage the industry to go further by reporting actual fuel usage for transportation.

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