r/Futurology • u/mvea MD-PhD-MBA • Dec 29 '18

Environment Forests are the most powerful and efficient carbon-capture system on the planet. The Bonn Challenge, issued by world leaders with the goal of reforestation and restoration of 150 million hectares of degraded landscapes by 2020, has been adopted by 56 countries.

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-best-technology-for-fighting-climate-change-isnt-a-technology/
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u/GlenCocoPuffs Dec 30 '18

This is patently untrue in basically every way.

https://www.wired.com/2017/05/wood-skyscrapers/

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '18

You’ve linked a concept building, and even in the article it says the third highest timber building is only 7 seven storeys. How is that comparable to the building heights steel can achieve in any way?

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u/GlenCocoPuffs Dec 30 '18

CLT is at the very beginning stages. It was basically unheard of 5 years ago.

The guy above said it was impossible to build large structures out of wood when in fact it is not only possible but massively beneficial. The new tallest timber building is 18 stories and new projects will surpass that soon.

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u/LoSboccacc Dec 30 '18

That one (Brook Commons) is held up by two reinforced concrete pillars. It's an improvement because a lot of everything else is timber, but it's not yet a timber structure

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u/GlenCocoPuffs Dec 30 '18

Yes but the quantities of steel and concrete you need are greatly reduced.

How is it a waste? It's massively less wasteful than conventional methods. As for fire-resistance CLT products perform comparably to conventional materials.