Belfast·SPG004 Residential Extensions and Alterations·Page 55
Lightweight construction for carbon emissions reduction
Timber-framed construction is encouraged to reduce carbon emissions, offering quick thermal response and minimised embodied energy compared to heavier materials.
Light weight construction: recognising the benefits that lightweight construction, in the form of timber framed construction, can play in mitigating carbon emissions, opportunities to exploit this system will considered. Such construction affords the benefits of quick thermal response for home occupiers, in addition to minimising the embodied energy from the materials used in the build.
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