Abstract
Considering the carbon mass balance linked to the use of architectural wood, we have studied several scenarios with different volumes of architectural wood used, taking into consideration the balance between the supply from domestic forests and demand of architectural wood in the building field. In this way, we estimated the carbon mass balance from year 2000 to 2050. We were able to confirm that the domestic forests are capable of supplying the maximum volume of architectural wood used while maintaining the level of forest stock at that of 1990 and ensuring the carbon assimilation amount as required by the Kyoto protocol. Based on this observation, we evaluated the carbon mass balance in several scenarios where the balance between the supply and demand of architectural wood was varied. The results obtained were as in the following: if the policy target for the volume of architectural wood used was achieved, the total amount of CO2 released in 2050 would be reduced, from BAU scenario, by 1.7% of domestic CO2 emission in 1990 based on the flow-evaluation.
