July 3, 2023
With global demand for more energy-efficient housing and infrastructure increasing dramatically — the world is adding a new city of 1 million every 10 days — sustainable construction will be key to mitigating climate change
In September, The Forests Dialogue (TFD) convened in Finland, which is one of the nations leading the world in mass timber production, to bring stakeholders together on its potential and use. Alan Organschi ’88 MArch—a key adviser to TFD who attended the dialogue in Finland and co-taught the Yale Forest Forum’s speaker series on mass timber—says it is a key climate restoration tool. It can transform urban areas from sources of CO2 emitters to carbon sinks.