Wood is Nature’s own building material. Its environmental impacts throughout its entire lifecycle are low: it is a totally renewable, reusable and recyclable material that can be disposed of without causing damage to the environment. Because wood is readily available almost everywhere, transportation costs are low.
The manufacturing processes of wood-based products consume less energy and produce less emissions than those of competing materials. Wood is also a renewable source of energy, and the carbon dioxide released during incineration equals to that absorbed by the same wood volume in a growing forest.