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I might be wrong but in most of Europe timber is basically unused as a building material (except for UK). And it seems to be used extensively in the US. Concre
by rich_sasha 3y ago
I might be wrong but in most of Europe timber is basically unused as a building material (except for UK). And it seems to be used extensively in the US.
Concrete and bricks don't burn anywhere near as much as wood.
- nemo44x 3y agoScandinavia uses timber frequently. People use what they have and a lot of Europe doesn't have ample timber supplies. North America does so it's used and it's a fine material with a lot of upsides. Modern timber framed homes are quite fire safe and have a few ways to slow the spread of fire down so it doesn't rage. But old ones are generally not for a variety of reasons.
- red-iron-pine 3y agokey word here is "modern"
- laurencerowe 3y agoWhile you see some very old timber buildings in the UK from the 1500s and 1600s, we mostly switched to brick centuries ago since we’d cut down most of our trees. Lots of new timber buildings in the Nordics as they have plenty of trees.
- rich_sasha 3y agoNordics I didn't know about. But I believe most of the new housing developments are mostly wood. Brick is external only and possibly not even structural, the heavy lifting is all timber. But I certainly no expert so could be wrong.
- laurencerowe 3y agoIt seems to vary by region. > In Scotland timber frame homes already account for around 75% of all new housing, compared to 23% in England. https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/mmc-news/timber-frame-homes-uk/107522/ https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/mmc-news/timber-frame-homes-... Certainly the vast majority of newer homes I saw in England had brick / breeze block los bearing walls.
- piva00 3y agoMost of the Nordics (if not all) uses timber extensively for construction, even for 10+ stories apartment buildings.