3 ms·

Is Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) the Concrete of the Future?

• dang 7y ago
  Related and recent: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21182971 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21182971
  • rapnie 7y ago
    Also related (posted by me): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21359347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21359347 The documentary referenced in the comment was really inspiring and led me to post here (unfortunately it is in Dutch)
• harimau777 7y ago
  I'd be concerned that any adhesives used in the lamination would outgas toxic chemicals. My understanding is that the adhesives in plywood release formaldehyde.
  • Fjolsvith 7y ago
    Not in significant quantities: https://apawood-europe.org/products-trademarks/plywood/new/ https://apawood-europe.org/products-trademarks/plywood/new/ Cancer caused by formaldehyde exposure is shown to occur at high exposures: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/substances/formaldehyde/formaldehyde-fact-sheet https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/s...
• deleted 7y ago
  [deleted]