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There are an awful lot of unforested areas which could be planted with trees. I'm surprised none of the green initiatives are about planting large quantities of

There are an awful lot of unforested areas which could be planted with trees. I'm surprised none of the green initiatives are about planting large quantities of trees. Trees remove CO2 from the air, sequester it in wood, and provide lumber for building. I'm a bit leery of wood skyscrapers, however. What happens when they burn?

7952 8y ago
Wood tends to burn quite slowly and retains structural strength at high temperatures that would compromise steel.
jonathankoren 8y ago
The tallest wooden building allowed is only five stories. Wood framed buildings higher than that need special approval. http://www.woodworks.org/experttip/what-is-the-tallest-wood-structure-allowed-per-current-building-codes/ http://www.woodworks.org/experttip/what-is-the-tallest-wood-...
- detritus 8y ago
  As youngtaff points out, this is not true internationally... London, UK, 10 storeys: http://waughthistleton.com/dalston-works/ http://waughthistleton.com/dalston-works/ Vancouver, Canada, 18 storeys: https://www.thinkwood.com/our-projects/brock-commons-tallwood-house https://www.thinkwood.com/our-projects/brock-commons-tallwoo... And then there are hybrid wood/steel structures, with a Japanese company planning a 70 Story tower: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42839463 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42839463
- youngtaff 8y ago
  Despite the international in it's name IBC is mainly a US related building code