As Carpenters/Builders, we prefer to work with timber.

Choosing timber in design and construction can help tackle climate change in several ways. One of the most important is that wood stores carbon.

Growing trees absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, emit oxygen and store carbon. Carbon remains locked in the wood for the life of the piece of timber until it rots, decays or is burnt.

Australia's native forests, timber plantations and wood products are all net absorbers of greenhouse gases. In 2005, they sequestered (or stored) 56.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, reducing Australia's overall greenhouse gas emissions by almost 10%.1 The combination of carbon sequestration in growing trees and the long term carbon storage in wood products represents a significant net sink and store of carbon for Australia.

Here are a few more reasons why -

✅ 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 because its 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞. It will bend and move as required.

Have you ever noticed cracks in brickwork when the ground has moved? [older homes, poor footings]

✅ Its also 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐞. You can nail it and cut it any length you want or need

✅ Timber is a 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 source

✅ Great for properties that are 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 or hilly [post frames are quick out of the ground]

✅ You can get out of the ground 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲 [post frames]

✅ Timber beams can handle 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞🔥better than steel

✅ You can 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐞 the timber many times

To read more -

Wood and Carbon www.naturallybetter.com.au

This information with thanks to
https://www.woodsolutions.com.au/articles/carbon-storage