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shawnw
09-17-2015, 11:53 AM
This is simultaneously neat and scary to me...

The First All-Wood High-Rise Buildings Are Going Up In The United States | Co.Exist | ideas + impact (http://www.fastcoexist.com/3051037/the-first-all-wood-high-rise-buildings-are-going-up-in-the-united-states)

Pete
09-17-2015, 12:02 PM
Wow, interesting.

The sustainability issue of wood vs. steel is pretty appealing.

Just the facts
09-17-2015, 12:49 PM
Kind of funny that to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings they are turning to wood. It seens like only yesterday we were told we must save the forests. I wonder if the parking garages will be made from wood as well (carbon footprint indeed).

hoya
09-17-2015, 03:50 PM
I've read about these. Pretty interesting. I was wondering when we'd start seeing them in the US.

bchris02
09-18-2015, 04:29 PM
I definitely wouldn't want to take a chance on these in tornado alley. Pretty cool though.

David
09-19-2015, 05:49 AM
That's a good point. It's an interesting idea, but I'd want to know how they handle the really rough weather before spending much time inside one around these parts.

Urbanized
09-19-2015, 05:51 AM
Want sustainability? Figure out how to build high rises out of cross-laminated bamboo.

Jersey Boss
09-21-2015, 06:56 AM
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Id9XH_v5jaw/UdGzDLcPH9I/AAAAAAAACqw/L-hiUJPACe4/s490/01+three-little-pigs42.jpg

OKCRT
09-21-2015, 04:36 PM
Mr Termite says Hi!

Just the facts
09-21-2015, 09:46 PM
Wonder what the fire suppression system is in a place like this.

bombermwc
09-22-2015, 08:09 AM
The commenters made a lot of good points. The chemical fire-retardant is definitely NOT green. The R-Value is lower so you're going to spend more carbon to heat/cool. You'll have to include more insulation (carbon) to cut out the noise that a wood structure lets travel.

It's definitely a wolf in sheep's clothing and a pander to (or from) the lumber industry, an industry that isn't doing as well because people are paying attention to things.

Urbanized
09-22-2015, 08:25 AM
I would be a lot more worried about water sneaky damage than I would be fire. Fires are rare, an you could certainly put in adequate suppression systems. But a longstanding roof leak? An unnoticed water leak inside a wall? *shudder*

Zorba
09-22-2015, 09:47 PM
I would be a lot more worried about water sneaky damage than I would be fire. Fires are rare, an you could certainly put in adequate suppression systems. But a longstanding roof leak? An unnoticed water leak inside a wall? *shudder*

I agree, then termites, carpenter bees, carpenter ants, rot.