Building in wood provides a major climate benefit. When we were building a new dairy barn, it was a given that as much of the building as possible would be made of wood.
– There was never a question of whether we should build in wood when we started planning a new dairy barn in 2015. We wanted to build a low-emission barn and the choice was easy. There is a very big difference between the CO2 footprint of concrete and a wooden building, says Tove Hatling Jystad, Development Manager at Mære Agricultural School. – As a bonus, we got a very pleasant and quiet barn, you feel the calm when you walk in even though it is a large barn, says Jystad.
A total of 225 m3 of wood was used in the dairy barn. On average, increased use of wood will reduce the greenhouse gas load from building materials by the same amount. 1.6 tons of CO2 per m³ of lumber. Our dairy barn may have contributed a greenhouse gas gain equivalent to 350 tons of CO2.
The dormitory building with space for 40 students is also built of wood and further contributes to keeping our greenhouse gas emissions down.
