Lloyd Alter @ TreeHugger.com presents the arguments for building with wood in one long, persuasive presentation:
But the real breakthrough for tall wood was the timber apartment building designed by Waugh Thistleton architects and built out of Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) in 2007. At the time the nine storey building was the tallest residential tower in the world. It was assembled in nine weeks by four workers with less dust, disruption, and a far lower carbon footprint.
This is the building that put Cross-Laminated Timber on the international map.
If I were thinking of building a home, I’d have a long conversation with the builders and architect about using wood.
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