Applied technology has been rapidly advancing on parallel paths:

1. Constructing large buildings with new timber products
2. Serving the neighborhood with efficient and affordable energy solution
3. Creating comfortable indoor climate while reducing required combustion

Building with timber products locks-up (sequesters) CO2 taken from the atmosphere during the wood growing period; our forests can now be sustainably farmed. Now, all three can be combined in modest-sized urban buildings to begin the journey to reduced carbon and near-zero carbon footprints. Here’s how:

• Building with timber avoids the unnecessary use of energy intensive products such as structural steel and concrete

• Energy used for indoor climate comfort can now be measured and controlled, even in small spaces

• Energy distribution systems can be built at the scale of neighborhoods thus reducing operating costs for all members

• New energy exchange systems are emerging that limit on-site combustion requirements

Here’s where the capitalism comes in and the investment opportunities arise. Wilkinson Building Advisors is working with its associates to design demonstration projects that help hard-headed investment decisions align with saving the planet.

Join the movement!