02 November 2017
Archiblox Partners with the Carbon Neutral Plant-a-Tree Program
Archiblox has just joined the Plant-a-Tree program, in partnership with Carbon Neutral, a carbon solutions provider and reforestation developer. They work with organisations across Australia to minimise their impact on the environment by working to measure, reduce and offset greenhouse gas emissions.
Archiblox’s philosophy is centred around sustainability, which we endeavour to reflect in all aspects of our work, from the design and construction of our homes, to the actions and activities within the studio.
We strive to create homes that sit lightly on the earth, whilst drawing from the naturally occurring resources of the sun, wind and rain.
Our decision to design our homes to employ passive heating and cooling techniques, in concert with sustainable technologies, means the environmental footprint of each home is reduced significantly.
By partnering with Carbon Neutral, we are adding yet another facet to our sustainability efforts. Not only will the trees we are planting work to sequester carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere, they will help many vulnerable plant and animal species to thrive.
The following extract from Carbon Neutral explains the programs benefits in more detail:
“The Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor plantings, using native Australian trees and shrubs, are helping to join small patches of remnant vegetation. Besides the all-important role of sequestering carbon from the atmosphere, the trees and shrubs help to reduce salinity, water and soil erosion, and provide habitat for the endangered Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo, Malleefowl and other threatened flora and fauna.
Trees are planted in 1 of only 35 globally recognised biodiversity ‘hotspots’. ‘Hotspots’ cover just 2.3% of the land mass of the planet but support more than half the world’s most irreplaceable and threatened biodiversity.
More than 50 different species endemic to the area are planted and all the plantings are protected by a 100-year Carbon Rights and Carbon Covenant. This ensures they are not going to be cut down for a very long time. The trees that Archiblox have purchased are part of the Yarra Yarra Biodiversity Corridor.
This reforestation project more than removes carbon from the atmosphere now and every day, it has positive social, environmental and economic benefits, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). You can learn more about this in our
For more details on Carbon Neutral’s Plant-a-Tree program
To read more about Archiblox’s Sustainable Design Principles