Even if the technology is perfected and proven superior on several counts, the adoption has to overcome the psychological barrier. The places that don't have a

Even if the technology is perfected and proven superior on several counts, the adoption has to overcome the psychological barrier. The places that don't have a culture of wooden buildings, especially the floor, will need some convincing. As an Indian, I don't encounter wooden floor often. Modern buildings are all brick and reinforced concrete, and old temples are stone mostly. Any wooden floor one might come across are just wood panels installed on concrete floor. Nearly two decades back, the city library (Seshadri library, Bengaluru) was renovated, and as a part of it the shelves were raised and a wooden corridor was installed to enable access to higher shelves; its a tall building with a dome and a large hall under it, your typical library. Needless to say, I was quite apprehensive to walk on it, so were most people there. Apart from that, the only experience I have is standing on my desk to change the bulb. The desk is quite sturdy - the bulkier carpenter stood on it to demonstrate - but I just can't trust it the same way I trust concrete floor. When on a wooden surface, I step softly, hoping to make myself lighter, just in case, though I know its nonsense.