The hottest new thing in sustainable building is, uh, wood
The many, many benefits of using wood in place of concrete and steel.By David Roberts@drvoxdavid@vox.com Jan 15, 2020, 10:30am EST
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The advantages of mass timber:
- It performs well in fire
- It reduces carbon emissions
- It allows buildings to be constructed faster, with lower labor costs and less waste
- It is fantastic in earthquakes
- It is aesthetically and even spiritually appealing
- It can help pay for good forest management on public land
- It can create jobs in struggling rural areas
- There is no other choice
Reservations about mass timber
Mass timber must be coupled with sustainable forestry
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