Comments on: Is the Housing Crisis Good for the World’s Trees? http://inhabitat.com/housing-crisis-worlds-trees/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: alagausun http://inhabitat.com/housing-crisis-worlds-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-122828 alagausun Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:27:01 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=21795#comment-122828 Its nice pics, of nature's gift. Its nice pics, of nature’s gift.

]]> By: HeckSpawn http://inhabitat.com/housing-crisis-worlds-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-122608 HeckSpawn Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:22:03 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=21795#comment-122608 Wait a minute. Are you saying we actually have more trees here in the United States due to timber being just another form of sustainable agriculture??? That's what Rush has been saying since back in the early 90's... Wait a minute. Are you saying we actually have more trees here in the United States due to timber being just another form of sustainable agriculture???

That’s what Rush has been saying since back in the early 90′s…

]]> By: Curious Luke http://inhabitat.com/housing-crisis-worlds-trees/comment-page-1/#comment-122438 Curious Luke Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:20:26 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=21795#comment-122438 IMHO, building something from a responsibly-harvested tree seems like the most practical way to sequester carbon that\'s already in the air. Just a thought! Virgin timber is another deal entirely... But just about every forest I\'ve been in (mostly in Virginia and around the Appalachians) has been 2nd or 3rd growth forest, and the original cuttings were decades before I was born. I\'ve also had some contact with a couple of the Forest Service scientists in the area, and the seem to be very much up on the latest responsible forestry practices and research. So, it seems to me that we should be advocating responsible management of the ecology and the renewable resources our forests provide -- instead of just trying to save trees. There are a *lot* of very specific issues to be hashed out at the level of responsible management, but building with wood seems a lot better than using plastic or metal. Building stuff from responsibly-harvested wood sequesters carbon, and the trees grow back -- mines/wells don\'t do either of those things. IMHO, building something from a responsibly-harvested tree seems like the most practical way to sequester carbon that\’s already in the air. Just a thought!

Virgin timber is another deal entirely… But just about every forest I\’ve been in (mostly in Virginia and around the Appalachians) has been 2nd or 3rd growth forest, and the original cuttings were decades before I was born. I\’ve also had some contact with a couple of the Forest Service scientists in the area, and the seem to be very much up on the latest responsible forestry practices and research. So, it seems to me that we should be advocating responsible management of the ecology and the renewable resources our forests provide — instead of just trying to save trees. There are a *lot* of very specific issues to be hashed out at the level of responsible management, but building with wood seems a lot better than using plastic or metal. Building stuff from responsibly-harvested wood sequesters carbon, and the trees grow back — mines/wells don\’t do either of those things.

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