Page 22 - Georgia Forestry - Issue 2 - Spring 2021
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ENHANCING MARKETS FOR FOREST PRODUCTS
F orest products, including solid wood products and pulp and
paper products, are receiving more and more recognition for the benefits they provide to carbon sequestration and for offering sustainable alternatives to environmentally intensive products such as steel and concrete. GFA is focused on developing policy that removes barriers and drives market-based incentives for forest product utilization.
2DRIVING DEMAND FOR WOOD PRODUCTS BY ENCOURAGING
GREATER UTILIZATION OF MASS TIMBER IN CONSTRUCTION
GFA is sponsoring legislation to expand the use of mass timber as a structural element in commercial construction, which will drive direct value for Georgia’s
working forests while
unlocking potential
for working forests
as a climate solution.
GFA is advancing
legislation to establish the
nation’s first carbon registry
for sustainable buildings that will encourage developers to utilize wood products, including mass timber, and other materials that sequester carbon. GFA is engaged with a diverse coalition in support of this initiative, including the Georgia Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, the Georgia Conservancy and Southface Energy Institute.
In addition to this legislation, GFA is also exploring opportunities to increase awareness of mass timber through an exhibition in metro Atlanta that will highlight the sustainability and versatility of mass timber as a construction material.
Kurt Zweizig
Consulting Forester
Registered Forester - GA, NC, SC
FOREST RESOURCE SERVICES INC.
Specializing in Land and Timber Management & Sales
BOBBY D. BROWN
Registered Forester GA Number 2164 Licensed Realtor in GA Number 165520
20364 GA Hwy #3 Thomasville, GA 31792
229.221.3016 • brown@ftrealty.com
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