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They're building tall buildings out of "wood" nowadays, but it's so processed, sliced up, layered and laminated, and pumped full of epoxies that it's really mor
by Cthulhu_ 2y ago
They're building tall buildings out of "wood" nowadays, but it's so processed, sliced up, layered and laminated, and pumped full of epoxies that it's really more down to aesthetics than any environmental benefit; that is, effort / energy investment is high to the point where it's probably cheaper to make steel, and they're not biodegradeable.
- bobthepanda 2y agoThere’s still some environmental benefit; wood is so much lighter than concrete or metal as a rule, that you end up needing not only less material in general but also less material in the structure because the frame weighs less and needs less support, not to mention general carbon savings from transportation of heavy material. It’s also a major time saver since unlike concrete it doesn’t need to set, and the products are basically manufactured panels that don’t need specialized workers to install.