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01 CARBON NEUTRALITY
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embodied
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10
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10
14 x gfa area
required
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of
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10
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required
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gfa area
required
required
required
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spacingbetween
betweentrees
trees
10
Year
Allowable
Sequestra�on
10 Year Allowable Sequestration Period
Period
Sequestra�on rate
rate 57-179
57-179 lbs/year
lbs/year
Sequestration
Assumes 15 foot spacing between trees
overgrowth
growth
period 15 foot spacing between trees
over
period
Assumes
10 Year Allowable Sequestra�on Period
10 Year Allowable
Period
Sequestra�on
rateSequestra�on
57-179 lbs/year
Sequestra�on
rate 57-179 lbs/year
over
growth period
over growth period
Notes:
- Embodied Carbon happens upfront and newly added trees take time to reach mature sequestration rate.
• Embodied Carbon happens upfront and newly added trees take time to reach mature
- After the embodied carbon has been paid off, trees continue to provide carbon benefit year after year.
sequestration
rate.
- 10 Year period is arbitrarily chosen here. The longer the period the less trees required. We are researching
- Embodied
Carbon
happens
upfront
newly
added trees
take time
to reach
mature
sequestration
rate.
• After
the
embodied
carbon
has
been
paid
off,and
trees
continue
to provide
carbon
benefit
year
after
what the acceptable
timeperiod
is under
different
standards.
- After
Embodied
Carbon happens
upfront
and
newly
added
trees take
time to reach
mature
sequestration
rate.
the
embodied
carbon
has
been
paid
off,
trees
continue
to
provide
carbon
benefit
year
after
year.
year.
- All trees and
climate
zones havecarbon
different
sequestration
rates,
57-179
lbs/year
is chosen
asbenefit
a reasonable
rate year.
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