
Ways to save the planet: Swap concrete for wood
People Fixing the World
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Cross Laminated Timber
Cross laminated timber is the first new structural material we've had in a hundred years of construction. Arch s are now designing buildings using cross laminated timber which are more than 20 stories high. Cross laminated timber can be engineered according to its end use, broad and stiff for walls or floors. I've even seen a lift shaft made of it - particularly strong for beams and las.
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