Citations, Equations, and References for If Not Wood, What? If Not Here, Where?

Citations in order of appearance in text:

  1. Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Structural Materials in Commercial New Construction. Efficiency Vermont; Results, page 3.
  2. Conversion: 144,000 kg = 159 US tons (Convert 144000 Kilograms to Tons – Converter.net)
  3. Equivalency: 159 US tons CO2E is equivalent to carbon sequestered by 2,835 tree seedlings grown for 10 years. (Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator | US EPA)

  4.  Science Advances. Vol. 6, No. 44. 2020. The United States’ Contribution of Plastic Waste to Land and Ocean. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abd0288

Related math:

  • 130.9 kilograms/person/year x 2.2 pounds/kilogram = 289 pounds/person
  • 289 pounds/person x 2 million people in NF region = 578,000,000 pounds/NF region
  • 578,000,000 pounds x 1 ton/2,000 pounds = 289,000 tons of plastic waste/NF region

 

  1. National Park Service. 2025. Museum Management Program: Statue of Liberty Fun Facts. https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/statue_liberty/fun_facts.html

Related math:

  • 560,000 pounds/statue of liberty x 1 ton/2,000 pounds = 280 tons/statue of liberty
  • 10% of 289,000 tons of plastic waste = 28,900 tons of plastic waste reduction
  • 28,900 tons of waste reduced x 1 statue of liberty/280 tons = 103.1 statues of liberty

 

  1. Espinoza, Omar. 2020. Trends in the U.S. forest products sector, markets, and technologies. In: Dockry, Michael J.; Bengston, David N.; Westphal, Lynne M., comps. Drivers of change in U.S. forests and forestry over the next 20 years. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-197. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 26–49. https://doi. org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-P-197-paper4. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/61513; Page 28.

Related math:

  • 1.24 cubic meters x 35.32 cubic feet/cubic meter = 43.7968 cubic feet
  • 43.7968 cubic feet x 25 pounds/cubic feet = 1,094.92 pounds per American
  • 1 cubic meter = 35.32 cubic feet
  • 25 pounds/cubic feet from Woodify

 

  1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2022. Global Forest Sector Outlook 2050: Assessing Future Demand and Sources of Timber for a Sustainable Economy; Page 9. https://openknowledge.fao.org/items/2ab990e9-5b2d-4fca-99ac-d658e721e7ea

 

  1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2020. Global Forest Resources Assessment. https://www.fao.org/interactive/forest-resources-assessment/2020/en/

 

  1. Beyond the Illusion of Preservation: Taking Responsibility by Protecting Forests, Reducing Consumption, and Expanding Ecological Forestry in New England. 2024. Littlefield, Caitlin, et al. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/deep/forestry/best_management_practices/beyond-the-illusion-of-preservation-web.pdf

General References:

  1. National Geographic, “A running list of action on plastic pollution,” available from: [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/plastic-pollution]
  2. Global Carbon Project, “Carbon Budget 2023,” available from: [http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget]
  3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, “Forests and climate change,” available from: [http://www.fao.org/forestry/climatechange/en/]
  4. U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, “Sustainable Management of Forests,” available from: [https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/sustainable-management-forests]
  5. Wood Works — Building and Wood Products; The Center for EcoTechnology — Wood as a Building Material.