Wood is an ages-old construction material—but it is one that is receiving renewed attention, especially with the rise of mass timber. This group of engineered-wood products offers the possibility of, rather than extracting the raw materials for our buildings and cities from the earth, growing them instead, capturing climate-warming greenhouse gases in the process. But is timber always good for the environment? Or is it simply less bad than mineral-based materials such as concrete and steel?

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