[Southbound inc.au ] Why we should build wooden skyscrapers

Building  skyscrapers ? Forget about steel and concrete, says architect Michael Green, and build it out of … wood.

As he details in this intriguing talk, it's not only possible to build safe wooden  skyscrapers ,structures up to 30 stories tall (and, he hopes, higher), it's necessary.



Michael Green wants to solve architecture’s biggest challenge -- meeting worldwide housing demand without increasing carbon emissions -- by building with carbon-sequestering wood instead of concrete and steel. Full bio »

building  skyscrapers with carbon-sequestering wood instead of concrete and steel.

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