Wood is renewable, like any crop. Engineered wood products can use smaller trees from well-managed forests, saving old growth for future generations to enjoy. Demand for more engineered wood products encourages forest land owners to maintain healthy forest regeneration, which in turn helps absorb more greenhouse gases. Manufacturing engineered wood uses less energy than producing steel or concrete, reducing greenhouse gas and other air-polluting emissions related to construction. Wood sequesters carbon. By trapping the carbon removed from the environment during the trees’ growth, buildings made with engineered wood can continue to have a net benefit on the environment when compared to their steel and concrete counterparts.