The skylines of the future will be made of wood
- Architects are increasingly building tall structures with mass timber to address global warming concerns.
- Trees absorb carbon as they grow, and this carbon remains locked inside timber buildings, helping reduce atmospheric carbon.
- The Hive, a 10-story timber building in Vancouver, is North America's tallest seismic-force-resisting timber structure as of last month.
- Lindsay Duthie noted that modern timber construction uses engineered wood layers for strength and safety and benefits from wood's natural protective char layer.
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The skylines of the future will be made of wood - Stateline Publications
The skylines of the future will be made of woodPicture yourself in a wind-swept forest. Leaves are rustling, and trunks are creaking as trees sway to and fro. This oscillation might seem precarious, but it’s actually an ancient adaptation: If pines and firs and all the others were perfectly stiff, a gust would snap them. So instead, they flex.Now teleport yourself to the top floor of a skyscraper during the same windstorm, ever so slightly bendi…
The skylines of the future will be made of wood - Seward Independent
The skylines of the future will be made of woodPicture yourself in a wind-swept forest. Leaves are rustling, and trunks are creaking as trees sway to and fro. This oscillation might seem precarious, but it’s actually an ancient adaptation: If pines and firs and all the others were perfectly stiff, a gust would snap them. So instead, they flex.Now teleport yourself to the top floor of a skyscraper during the same windstorm, ever so slightly bendi…
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