6.6 Sustainable Design - Material Choice
6.6 Sustainable Design – Material choice
Impacts of material use outlined can be reduced in the following ways:
Figure 6.6.1 Principals and result of building with straw bales [see reference 8]
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Responsible Sourcing - For materials such as timber, a consideration should be made as to where
the wood came from, and whether it is being replaced at a rate equal or more
than that which it is being extracts.
Responsible sourcing is demonstrated through auditable third party
certification schemes, for example the sustainable forestry initiative or the
FSC
Figure 6.2.1 Logos of third party certification schemes [see reference 7]
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