External Publications
Top Publications
Tackle Climate Change - Use WoodThis link will take you to a download of the book, video and PowerPoint presentation
Important Papers and External Organization Publications
Climate Change
- Deforestation in Canada, what are the Facts? Canadian Forest Service (CFS) NRCan
- From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007, NRCan, http://www.adaptation.nrcan.gc.ca/
- Climate Change 2007: The Synthesis Report, Intergovernrnental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) http://www.ipcc.ch/
- Climate Change Canadian Forest Service (CFS) NRCan
- Canada's 2006 GHG Inventory, Environment Canada
- Energy Information Administration, US DOE, 2007
- Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report, IPCC Fourth Assessment Report - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007
- Global Warming: Why Reducing Fossil Fuel Use is Essential Regardless of the Outcome of the Climate Change Debate 2007, Dovetail Inc
Fighting Climate Change with Forests and Wood
- Forests, Carbon, and Climate Change: A Synthesis of Science Findings, Oregon Forests, http://www.oregonforests.org/
- Using Wood Products to Reduce Global Warming in "Forests, Carbon, and Climate Change: A Synthesis of Findings." www.corrim.org
- Does Harvesting in Canada's Forests Contribute to Climate Change?(pdf) Canadian Forest Service (CFS) NRCan
- Is Canada's Forest a Carbon Sink or Source? (web)Canadian Forest Service (CFS) NRCan
- Is Canada's Forest a Carbon Sink or Source? (pdf) Canadian Forest Service (CFS) NRCan
- Canada's Forest - Statistics Canadian Forest Service (CFS) NRCan
- Global Climate Change: Forestry Never looked so cool, California Forests Winter 2006 Vol.10 No.1 http://www.corrim.org/
- Tackle Climate Change: Use Wood,2006, http://www.cei-bois.eu/
- Using wood products to mitigate climate change: a review of evidence and key issues, 2004, http://www.iied.org/
- The Need For Forest Carbon Accounting Canadian Forest Service (CFS) NRCan
- Use of wood in construction in Quebec (French only), Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources, 2008
- United Nations Economic Commission: Forest Products Annual Market Review
- A Synthesis of Research on Wood Products & Greenhouse Gas Impacts: November 2008, Technical Report No. TR-19
- From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate, NRCan 2007
Forests
- The State of Canada's Forests, Annual Report 2008
- State of the World's Forests 2007, Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN, Rome 2007
- IPCC 4th Assessment Report, Chapter 9: Forestry, 2007, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) http://www.ipcc.ch/
- Old Growth, FPAC, 2006
- Harvesting Methods in Canada, FPAC, 2006
- Certification of Building Materials: Important or Not?, Dovetail Inc, 2009
- Illegal Logging, FPAC, 2007
Fire and Insects
- Mountain Pine Beetle and Forest Carbon Feeback to Climate Change, Canadian Forest Services, NRC, 2008, http://canadaforests.nrcan.gc.ca/
Wood Reuse, Reclaim, Recycle
- Reclaiming Lumber Products from Waste Wood, 2009, Dovetail Inc
Bamboo
- Bamboo Flooring - Environmental Silver Bullet or Faux Savior?, Dovetail Inc, 2005 http://www.dovetailinc.org/
- Rapidly Renewable Materials' Complex Calculus, Architectural Record, April 2008
Photosynthesis
- Wood Products and Carbon Protocols report,Dovetail Partners Inc]
Calcination Process
Green Standard Development
- What Does It Mean To Be Green? Competition bureau and CSA, June 25 2008, Environmental Claims: A Guide for Industry and Advertisers
- US National Green Building ANSI Standard - Residential, NAHB / ICC http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?sectionID=0&newsID=8571
- US Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings - ANSI Standard 01-2008P, http://www.thegbi.org/
- Model National Energy Code for Buildings of Canada- Next edition of the MNECB is scheduled to be released in 2011 www.nationalcodes.ca
Life Cycle Assessment LCA
- Wood and Green Building: The Role of Life Cycle Assessment, WPN FactSheet3, Wood Promotion Network, http://www.beconstructive.com/
- Service Life Considerations in Relation to Green Building Rating Systems, An Exploratory Study, Athena Institute, in collaboration with Morrison Hershfield, 2006 www.athenasmi.ca
- Sustainable Building: A Materials Perspective, 2006 CMHC, http://cmhc.ca
- Assessing Environmental Quality of Residential Construction using LCI & LCA: the role of processes, products and design (Video, CORRIM, 2005)
- Residential Building Subassemblies and their Components: The Impact of Product Selection and Design on Fossil Fuel Consumption over a Life Cycle (Video, CORRIM , 2005)
- Environmental Performance of Renewable Building Materials, CORRIM, 2005
- Energy and the Environment in Residential Construction, CWC, 2004
- Materials Selection in Framing: Is Steel Framing a Good Environmental Choice? , 2007, Dovetail Inc
- Portland Cement as a Construction Material: How Does It Compare to Wood, Steel? , 2008, Dovetail Inc
- Wood Products and Carbon Protocols: Carbon Storage and Low Energy Intensity Should Be Considered , 2008, Dovetail Inc
- Greenhouse gas balances in building construction: wood versus concrete from life-cycle and forest land-use perspectives, 2000
Rating Systems
- Green Building Programs: Are They Really Green? 2008, Dovetail Inc
- Guide to the Use of Wood in LEED Projects, 2003, McFarland Architects
- The Green Movement and the Forest Products Industry, Forest Products Journal Vol58 No7/8 July/Aug 2008, Jim Bowyer, Forest Products Society, forestprod.org
- Green Building Rating Systems: A Comparison of the LEED and Green Globes Systems in the US, University of Minnesota, 2006
- Green Green Building Standards & Materials, Brief Summaries, 2008 Dovetail Inc
- Green Building Programs in the U.S.: A Review of Recent Changes Related to Designation of Environmentally Preferable Materials , 2008 Dovetail Inc
- Straight Green: Green Building Rating Systems and Building Durability, Chris Dixon, June 24, 2008
- A Better way to Rate Green Buildings, 2008, Gifford