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"... and i'd recently read that builders are actually starting to surround steel columns with cross-laminated timber ..." Somewhat relevant - might interest yo
by rsync 5y ago
"... and i'd recently read that builders are actually starting to surround steel columns with cross-laminated timber ..."
Somewhat relevant - might interest you:
https://easternwhitepine.org/this-office-buildings-wooden-frame-was-built-without-fasteners-or-glue/ https://easternwhitepine.org/this-office-buildings-wooden-fr...
TAMedia office building in Zurich.
- ethbr0 5y ago> ...mass timber... Not sure if this is a regional / language difference, but I've more commonly seen it called "engineered wood" [0]. Which apparently now also includes transparent(?!) wood composite [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineered_wood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineered_wood [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_wood_composite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_wood_composite
- clairity 5y agomy impression is that 'engineered wood' is a slightly different aggregation than 'mass timber', with engineered wood including things like plywood, while mass timber is focused on the 'timber' aspect (more structurally focused, usually larger).