"Greenwashing has been taken to extreme levels" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are applauding architecture writer Fred A Bernstein's forensic dismantling of claims that a luxury timber home is carbon neutral and sharing their views on other top stories.
In an opinion piece published as part of our carbon revolution series, Fred A Bernstein called out architecture firm Perkins&Will after they claimed a project removes more atmospheric carbon than it emits.
Bernstein states the firm's failure to account for all of the embodied energy produced in the luxury Canadian-mountaintop home's construction gives its clients "permission to build willy-nilly at a time of climate crisis".
"This is really a debate about building materials"
Commenters are inclined to agree. "Well said," praised Goods. "I hate these massive homes in remote locations that try to say they are sustainable." Other readers pointed out the choice of wood as a building material does not necessarily make the building more sustainable.
"Very interesting article," said Chris Hill. "This is really about the debate on building materials. Wood vs steel vs concrete."
Jessica felt similarly. "I am in France, where the price of wood is increasing dramatically. The Americans and Chinese buy all the French timber at high prices and ship it over."
"Greenwashing has been taken to extreme levels and this article calls it out," concluded Erich Trumpelstiltskin.
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