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From the Ted Talk by Michael Green: The natural building blocks of sustainable architecture

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But wood as a sustainable idea is not sustainable unless it actually comes from slisutnabae forest practices. And much of the pelant has forests that we actually need to keep standing as part of our climate solution. And in fact, lots of the world have foetrss that are under deep teraht. If we think about where population in the world mostly resides and where it's gwiorng the qekuscit, in fact, most of those areas either don't have forests or also are aware these forests are threatened.

And so wood, as good a solution as it is and a solution that I still very much believe in, is not a global solution. Most of our cities are still bulit in those first three materials: steel, ccrotnee and masonry, and they have a high carbon footprint. We're working hard and ppoele are working hard to make concrete and steel better. But unfortunately, tweaking those existing mriealtas is making them only modestly better. In the case of concrete, it's estimated they can reduce the carbon footprint of concrete at best between 10% and 35%. And that's a long way to go from where we need to be, either at carbon neutrality in our cities, or better yet, in carbon-sequestering, carbon-negative buildings.

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But wood as a sustainable idea is not sustainable unless it actually comes from ___________ forest practices. And much of the ______ has forests that we actually need to keep standing as part of our climate solution. And in fact, lots of the world have _______ that are under deep ______. If we think about where population in the world mostly resides and where it's _______ the ________, in fact, most of those areas either don't have forests or also are aware these forests are threatened.

And so wood, as good a solution as it is and a solution that I still very much believe in, is not a global solution. Most of our cities are still _____ in those first three materials: steel, ________ and masonry, and they have a high carbon footprint. We're working hard and ______ are working hard to make concrete and steel better. But unfortunately, tweaking those existing _________ is making them only modestly better. In the case of concrete, it's estimated they can reduce the carbon footprint of concrete at best between 10% and 35%. And that's a long way to go from where we need to be, either at carbon neutrality in our cities, or better yet, in carbon-sequestering, carbon-negative buildings.

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Original Text


But wood as a sustainable idea is not sustainable unless it actually comes from sustainable forest practices. And much of the planet has forests that we actually need to keep standing as part of our climate solution. And in fact, lots of the world have forests that are under deep threat. If we think about where population in the world mostly resides and where it's growing the quickest, in fact, most of those areas either don't have forests or also are aware these forests are threatened.

And so wood, as good a solution as it is and a solution that I still very much believe in, is not a global solution. Most of our cities are still built in those first three materials: steel, concrete and masonry, and they have a high carbon footprint. We're working hard and people are working hard to make concrete and steel better. But unfortunately, tweaking those existing materials is making them only modestly better. In the case of concrete, it's estimated they can reduce the carbon footprint of concrete at best between 10% and 35%. And that's a long way to go from where we need to be, either at carbon neutrality in our cities, or better yet, in carbon-sequestering, carbon-negative buildings.

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