Council adds cross‑laminated timber to embodied‑carbon table
Sep 10, 2026
Council members voted to include a value for cross‑laminated timber (CLT) in the covered products table and directed staff to include it in draft CR103; supporters said CLT can represent a major portion of structure‑level global warming potential and should be accounted for.
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The council approved adding cross‑laminated timber (CLT) to the covered products table used for embodied‑carbon accounting and directed staff to include the CLT value in the draft CR103. Tom Handy moved the change and Vikram Sami seconded it; members voted in favor before quorum was lost.
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