First All-Wood High-Rise Buildings Are Going Up In The United States

[shawnw]

This is simultaneously neat and scary to me...

The First All-Wood High-Rise Buildings Are Going Up In The United States | Co.Exist | ideas + impact

[Pete]

Wow, interesting.

The sustainability issue of wood vs. steel is pretty appealing.

[Just the facts]

Kind of funny that to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings they are turning to wood. It seens like only yesterday we were told we must save the forests. I wonder if the parking garages will be made from wood as well (carbon footprint indeed).

[hoya]

I've read about these. Pretty interesting. I was wondering when we'd start seeing them in the US.

[bchris02]

I definitely wouldn't want to take a chance on these in tornado alley. Pretty cool though.

[David]

That's a good point. It's an interesting idea, but I'd want to know how they handle the really rough weather before spending much time inside one around these parts.

[Urbanized]

Want sustainability? Figure out how to build high rises out of cross-laminated bamboo.

[Jersey Boss]

[OKCRT]

Mr Termite says Hi!

[Just the facts]

Wonder what the fire suppression system is in a place like this.

[bombermwc]

The commenters made a lot of good points. The chemical fire-retardant is definitely NOT green. The R-Value is lower so you're going to spend more carbon to heat/cool. You'll have to include more insulation (carbon) to cut out the noise that a wood structure lets travel.

It's definitely a wolf in sheep's clothing and a pander to (or from) the lumber industry, an industry that isn't doing as well because people are paying attention to things.

[Urbanized]

I would be a lot more worried about water sneaky damage than I would be fire. Fires are rare, an you could certainly put in adequate suppression systems. But a longstanding roof leak? An unnoticed water leak inside a wall? *shudder*

[Zorba]

I would be a lot more worried about water sneaky damage than I would be fire. Fires are rare, an you could certainly put in adequate suppression systems. But a longstanding roof leak? An unnoticed water leak inside a wall? *shudder*

I agree, then termites, carpenter bees, carpenter ants, rot.