Timber and carbon sequestration

Chaired by Prof Julie Bregulla, this workshop will explain, referencing the latest industry research and expertise, how structural engineers and architects can design safe, compliant CLT buildings, as well as showcasing architectural examples.

This article considers the implications of adopting a carbon-driven design approach – with the express intent of limiting the embodied carbon of the structure.

Arup has conducted a review of European manufacturers’ CLT and glulam Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs). The review demonstrates that the currently adopted industry average carbon factors for CLT and glulam have reduced when compared with factors from the Inventory of Carbon and Energy database (ICE database).