http://www.sbcmag.info/kb/KB_SBC_NewsDetails.php?KBID=17193&prid=768&prin=2146170345
Interesting topic with respect to engineered wood products versus sawn lumber. As we explore more applications of wood construction, fire resistance will become a larger portion of the equation.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Skyscrapers Next Challenge
Tall timber skyscrapers workable, report says
Believe it or not, a wood skyscraper could be in our future, especially with the BC government actively supporting its own forest industry. Mr. Green's comments about context are dead on. Today's context is not tomorrow's context. We should allow new knowledge to expand our existing way of thinking. Can't wait to see what happens next.
Believe it or not, a wood skyscraper could be in our future, especially with the BC government actively supporting its own forest industry. Mr. Green's comments about context are dead on. Today's context is not tomorrow's context. We should allow new knowledge to expand our existing way of thinking. Can't wait to see what happens next.
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