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Another way is to build stuff that doesn't have to be torn down after 10 years. Quite a lot of large concrete buildings in town have been torn down less than 20
by magicalhippo 2y ago
Another way is to build stuff that doesn't have to be torn down after 10 years. Quite a lot of large concrete buildings in town have been torn down less than 20 years, some just 10.
Seems quite wasteful, surely there's a better way with some planning and foresight.
- hcarvalhoalves 2y ago… or already build planning for tear down. Steel and wood.
- magicalhippo 2y agoYea that's what I was thinking of. Either switch materials or build with future use in mind. We've recently gotten a fairly large wooden tower[1] here in Norway, will be interesting to see how it fares in this regard. [1]: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/worlds-tallest-timber-framed-building-finally-opens-doors https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/worlds-tallest-tim...
- card_zero 2y agoNice. That's only 5 feet shorter than the (steel-framed) Flatiron Building.
- forgotusername6 2y agoThis is terrifying from a fire safety point of view. Does Norway have rescue ladders that can reach the top of that building?
- actionfromafar 2y agoCounter-intuitively, wooden buildings when properly designed are not especially dangerous from a fire safety point of view.
- lesuorac 2y agoI think intuitively, properly designed things are well designed.
- cultofmetatron 2y agoI'm a huge fan of cross laminated timber myself. Its really made for a closed loop economy. carbon neutral and a great fit for local production of building materials.
- thangalin 2y agohttps://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-to-design-a-house-to-last-for https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-to-design-a-house...