Institute forGlobal Environmental Strategies / Green building / Building Code / Policy The Institute of Foresters / Building Commission / Institute of Foresters / /
IndustryTerm
plastics / friendly building materials / minimum energy rating / embodied energy / high embodied energy / higher energy use / low energy construction standards / operational energy efficiency / low energy requirement / minimal non-renewable energy / energy rating / life-cycle energy / little energy / greenhouse gas accounting systems / less energy / energy use / energy efficiency / lower energy efficiency rating / building materials / greenhouse gas intensive energy sources / volatile chemical emissions / actual energy use / energy / steel / produced using greenhouse gas intensive energy sources / /
Organization
Institute of Foresters of Australia PO Box / Green Building Council of Australia / Institute of Foresters of Australia / United Nations / Building Commission of Victoria / Timber Development Association / Australian Bureau of Statistics / Freemasonry / /
Environmental credentials of timber as a building material (IFA Policy Statement Number 4.2) Key Statement Timber has considerable environmental advantages compared to most other building products. The use of