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I wonder how fire resistant hardened wood is. I can imagine cities like Chicago having a hard time to use wood in commercial buildings with history launch as "T
by raman162 5y ago
I wonder how fire resistant hardened wood is. I can imagine cities like Chicago having a hard time to use wood in commercial buildings with history launch as "The Great Chicago Fire"[0]
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chicago_Fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chicago_Fire
- account_b 5y agoI think wood can be quite fire resistant even with traditional modifications like charring. And it may retain structural integrity better/longer than steel. I think steel can become an enemy in a fire quite abruptly.
- OldHand2018 5y agoChicago allows mass timber buildings up to 6 stories, although a developer has proposed an 80-story mass timber building. So that guy may do all the work to open the door.
- jccalhoun 5y agoFrom what I've read, they are pretty fire resistant because they are dense and so will char and burn slowly. There have been a couple articles on here in the last couple years about "wooden skyscrapers" and they have made that argument.