Buildings of the Future: The Timber Construction Revolution | FD Engineering

[@doughayden]

Great Documentary. My Development Company does fully Prefabricated Buildings using Mass Timber with Fully Prefabricated Interiors. This is the way to build and it's Sustainable!

[@santaclaus0815]

If nano-cellulose replaces glass, it would be ideal for solar cells because, as it conducts electricity, it would eliminate the need for wiring on the cell surface. This would increase the effective area of ​​the cell (higher yield) and simplify the production process (lower production costs and production time, less dependence on key raw material copper).

[@VRtechman]

Mass Timber Construction sounds like a great idea. But i think we could do better Prefabricated Pressed Hemp Beams. 🤔

[@sameaseverybodyelse]

Great doco. well done everybody. well done all involved in building.

[@danzac6888]

I’m sure the 1000 year old church was built with solid slow grown oak or similar. I’m sure quick grown timber glued together will not compare in terms of longevity

[@mr67927]

Timber today is not just wood alone. The timber is treated with synthetic pyrethroids to combat many things.

[@markrowland1366]

You have a lot to learn. 4 generations of timber in me.

[@lcfflc3887]

Not the best choice to build skyscrapers, wood tends to soften up, it absorbs water and humidity over the years, at a higher rate than concrete, think about wood as some type of solid sponge, also i noticed how careless they were during construction by allowing the whole building wood frame to get shower by heavy rain during construction, this is not good. Oh and probably a more or less of a problem is termites, they exist.

[@lcfflc3887]

​@@mr67927that helps but in the end it's just wood, if only a part of the wood gets exposed water, humidity and condensation can get in, once it gets in, is game over, will have to replace a big chunk of it if it gets detected on time.

[@zjgw72]

Ground breaking and exciting stuff. Big thumbs up. 👍

[@doughayden]

That's part of the Beauty

[@TarmanTheChampion]

I know it's a lot more expensive but I think the future of building will be building downwards. You could use timber in that application, you save massive amounts of money on heating and air conditioning because temperatures underground stay constant. Not to hot and not to cold. Also just the thought of surviving major disasters by being sheltered underground sound like the best option we have.

[@mxdesign2707]

Congratulations. I'm proud of all involved.

[@katrielp]

You should put in the description the year that these documentaries were made. This video is about 3 years old.

[@johnmightymole2284]

Your comment is 5 years old.

[@jonchalk3855]

The architecture of a CLT building is impressive. I love the warmth of the color of wood. There are good examples of houses built entirely out of wood in Japan that used the "charring" method to prevent wood from easily catching fire. Wood is more earthquake resistant as it is more flexible. The use of sprinkler systems must be mandatory. I am surprised that there was no mention of a wooden high-rise building built of wood in Vancouver, near the UBC campus. Just recently (in the past month), a large CLT building caught fire during construction in Vancouver (Dunbar Street). It took hours to extinguish. The heat was so high, that the construction crane collapsed. Fire is a big problem in the construction phase. At the time of the fire, the sprinkler system either has not been installed or active. Though, I have some objections to CLT buildings, I feel that if done safely (fires), it could change the construction industry and marry it with "art".

[@urbanstrencan]

Awesome engineering, we need more new construction projects like this 🤟❤❤

[@blackbelt2000]

They put it in a kiln to dry it out but what about moisture re-absorption? My old house creaks in high humidity. Not doubting them, just curious how they deal with it.

[@lcfflc3887]

I mentioned all this problems that are been ignored in the comment section here, wood absorbs water greater than concrete making the wood softer and heavier, also notice how blatantly of them to let the whole wooden frame of the building to get showered by heavy rain during construction, month after months, once water and moisture gets in, is game over, put a piece of rock and a piece of wood outside, check on them in a hundred years, you might find that piece of wood no longer exists, the elements would do that, even in ancient times, building things out of rocks and stones was the way to go, would you rather live under a tree or under a mountain with a big hole on it, a cave.

[@firstnamelastname9955]

​@@lcfflc3887 Gluelams can be left out in the rain. We use Alaskan yellow cedar gluelams, which are weather and pest resistant and combine that with 315 grade stainless steel fasteners and connector hardware due to marine application.

[@julieisthatart]

I am very impressed with the living tree building. I daydreamed such a building in childhood, 1950s. I wanted it to be both expansive and cozy. Full of birds, flowers, ferns, mosses, and fungi. And in my dream it had both fireplaces and pools.

[@petercarney56]

trippy..........i like it ! look what thinking outside the the box has done for the digital world

[@santaclaus0815]

The large-scale use of wood for building must be sustainable. You should only take as much wood from the forest as can grow back on the same area. 1 kg of wood grows back much more slowly than 1 kg of grass, bamboo, hemp... The biggest problem in terms of CO2 in the construction sector is concrete. Alternatives are most urgently needed here, possibly cast iron for foundations. Cast iron can even serve as a carbon sink by using steel as a raw material and adding carbon that comes from captured CO2. Steel + carbon = cast iron. A mobile foundry is probably only worthwhile for very large construction sites, so that cast parts would have to be delivered ready-cast, so unlike concrete, the casting does not take place on the construction site. Cast iron has another advantage: precise machining, even on site, such as milling off excess parts, finalizing geometry, or drilling holes, even with threads. For example, you could mill a "negative screw", i.e. an internal thread into which a (e.g. wooden) cylinder/bolt is screwed. The corrosion resistance of cast iron is significantly better than that of unalloyed steel. Cast iron is also easier to recycle than concrete. Cast iron is more elastic and ductile than concrete and is therefore probably better suited to earthquake regions than the more brittle concrete. The compressive strength of spheroidal graphite cast iron is given as 700-800 N/mm² (equivalent to MPa), which is significantly higher than that of concrete.

[@robertbrand5408]

The wood industry has come a long way from the past . Please look at all the positive forest management practices. We screwed up back then. Not today . Cast iron is very brittle for building . I'm an iron ( steel ) worker . Welding is also difficult. It really is a nice building.

[@santaclaus0815]

@@robertbrand5408 Cast Iron is much less brittle than concrete. Sure welding is not possible but not needed anyway. You can drill holes and threads to connect things.

[@eldonbogs]

Incorrect, the tallest wood building is in Poland... Gliwice Radio Tower

[@matisssvehs5094]

Wood structure maybe, but that tower definitely isn't building

[@fjeinca]

It’s HYBRID (wood & concrete). Not purely wood, and the ultra-fancy engineered lumber and fastener suppliers score major $ profits.

[@NicaiseAlmonor-kv4zn]

I’m very impressed for human efforts 🎉❤

[@JeroddDentonBock]

Im a Union Ironworker from local 377 San Francisco.. I built the first few of these buildings that Google had built in Silicon Valley. I was the Phone Man and signaled the crane for the setting crew... The general contractor was so stressed about fires that it made me think about when the building is full of people and it catches fire, how unsafe it would be! Also no piece is the same so if one is damaged in shipping or missed fabbed then everyone comes halt.. No open Floor plans either. Columns everywhere..

[@joabarrera]

Thank for sharing truly inspiring Love those thick timber beams

[@brianwellman8462]

Some of the information is not correct. They said you can’t build a floor of a building in a week in any other material. They were doing that in the Burge Khalifa, which is the tallest building in the world.

[@firstnamelastname9955]

Some of the information in this video is misleading/wrong - some high-rise contractors who do slip-form construction can raise an entire floor in about 3 days, as it takes about that much time for them to reshore the newly poured floor once it has adequately cured. This is pretty standard stuff, as it is not just a handful of contractors doing this, but dozens.

[@overlyskinned]

please tell me they're using mm and not fractions of inches on both sides of the Atlantic!

[@182EdDrummer]

I’ve worked on 2 mass timber projects in Southern California. We used high torque impacts for screws. Drills are better?!!

[@michaelbeck7799]

This has already been tried. Fire, water, insects, etc. Was a bad idea then and still is a bad idea.

[@XRISTOStot]

"SECONDS FROM DISASTER " DOCUMENTARY IS WAITING TO ADD NEW VIDEO

[@Ash.R.E]

Let's call it "Preventive Thinking Ahead" ❤😂

[@ramonperez-rl4ws]

Japan is a great example of using timber.

[@zacharyrasner9672]

High-rise out of timber? sounds like a massive fire waiting to be set by the concrete competitors. great idea but i think the fire risk due to idiots is way to great.

[@middleway5271]

I know it sounds counterintuitive, but factors they’ve already figured out ways to stop that risk. Do you really think banks, or anybody would put money into something with that kind of risk was a factor? Nope.

[@doughayden]

Nope ... Mass Timber preforms better in fires than steel and concrete! And is far superior on earth quake tests.

[@petercarney56]

fire safety systems are now on a whole new level i live in a highrise and the landlord has just fitted a system that uses a type of mist that does not dowse the fire it starves of oxygen and works in seconds

[@HappyRescues]

Lol .. its like putting together a massive Ikea cabinet

[@S0me0ne_S0meWhere_SaysHi]

Interesting! However the forests shown in this video 'appeared' to be mostly monoculture forests which MUST be avoided. As long as the natural biodiverse essence of an existing forest can be maintained and not simply clear cut then I might be inclined to say yes to this. Strict non self regulation MUST be in place to protect that forests general well-being. I also like the concept of a living building which was not looked at in any great detail in this video.

[@hanayanah]

Can you elaborate more on why that’s a bad idea?

[@S0me0ne_S0meWhere_SaysHi]

@@hanayanah sorry, not sure what you mean. Where have I said the word in bad?

[@hanayanah]

@@S0me0ne_S0meWhere_SaysHi oh no- I thought you said it had to be avoided and I was wondering why ?

[@S0me0ne_S0meWhere_SaysHi]

@@hanayanah The issue is if a bio diverse tree species forest is simply replaced with a single species of tree type. That must be avoided as limits the species of animals that can thrive in that forest.

[@williamgrimberg2510]

I would be interested in the use of industrial hemp maybe used instead of all these much slower growing trees . Plus having worked around different types and techniques and different materials for molding in my father’s business that was around for over fifty years producing plastic and preset thermal parts for many different industries . I’ve had the opportunity to learn the molding capabilities of many materials. Most of the materials we used were petroleum based so now I am interested in the bio green materials and their potential. I remember my dad as being a plastics engineer and inventor in his later years saying that he wished he could live another ninety years feeling he could contribute a lot more. Now at seventy four, I know how he felt. The world could be heaven on earth if we just got greed out of it and people really cared about others besides just themselves .

[@Geosynchronus]

Going to start framing a 5 story prefab in about a week in Kitchener Ontario

[@ramonperez-rl4ws]

I noticed working in the North East in the United States for many years. I work in areas where you see the five and six stories building where the skeleton was done by using timber.

[@manas-u6d]

Great video .

[@DanH-u3f]

One World Trade Center is built like a fortress for a reason.

[@mitchellbliss3828]

I didn't hear them touch on this much, if at all, but the maintenance on timber VS the maintenance on a poured concrete slab has to be cheaper, fewer & further between..

[@archivtv5460]

Fire proof We learned in 1980 Engeneering School: a beam of timber burns in one hour 1 cm around. After burn, you can take down the burned area and the rest works fine for further use. Also the laminated structure we measured then already in our labor mechanically. It was way better of, as concrete or other methods. Just the architects wasn’t ready at this time and the concerto lobby too strong. Austria. If you join the differently, I am sure I can reach 200m just with timber technic. You have to think differently about the construction of columns and how to join them.

[@paulas_lens]

Incorporating smart glass with SOLAR power capture would be a wonderful benefit to all skyscrapers.

[@miltononyango]

amazing

[@taunteratwill1787]

Great idea!! Make it higher and more flammable!! Way too many people on Earth, somebody do something! 😂

[@VRtechman]

Why not take the Broad Groups B Panels Idea and design wooden panels to make a bigger building?! 😮

[@ChinchillaBONK]

Timber and Concrete don't exactly overlap in their uses. Concrete is also used a lot in building foundation. Can we grow timber trees that quickly to replace concrete in the world AND replace chopped down trees without detriment to existing forests?

[@BrendanFarrell-y8p]

It was my understanding that trees are extremely necessary for the absorption of atmospheric carbon compounds? With weather extremes concrete residential Dwellings would have significant enduring benefits involving minimizing restoration and greater financial benefits as a homeowner. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lestersegelhorst2776]

Now as long as the roof don't leak and mold don't grow

[@nickypee4055]

The problem of CO2 in cormmecial buildings is not embodied carbon but its actually operational carbon due to the energy needed to powere these large buildings. Sustainable materials alone wont solve this problem but passive design measure to minnimize the operational energy demands. embodied CO2 is 10-20% where operational CO2 is 80-90% on a conventional building.

[@netizencapet]

Super one-sided when it got to the forest conservation section.

[@johnmorgan-gc8ly]

But why use timber(wood) though? Don't we, at present have alternate materials that are also environmentally friendly, and cheaper to produce than wood,which is in relatively limited supply ?

[@markBalentine123567]

hemp produce cement or hemp produce argiculture products....

[@joeljong931]

Managed forest is arguably more sustainable than hemp or bamboo fields. Providing better biodiversity. No need to turn away from wood

[@johngil3692]

A termites high rise buffet

[@jaimeeoww]

🌲🌲🌲 🔥🔥🔥

[@BigBear21740]

Fire proofing?

[@JohnNobody-sp7sj]

There is zero chance I'd live in a two hundred eighty-four foot tall building made of lumber. I wouldn't even go inside it.

[@markrowland1366]

A single, hand managed Forrest on wast land in New Zealand growd 32,000 tonne every night.

[@lloydpancott4987]

Yes I no that, I was meaning could we replace the sand that's been dreaded up from coastal and beaches, replace the hugh amount taken by the useless desert sand. Mainly for the habitats destroyed by the removal of sand in the sea and rivers and beaches as it's a problem invading local towns and villages. And yes I'm aware the desert have many creatures and animals that live in the desert, so obviously it will have to strictly monitored. As I've never heard anyone mention the idea. It's just an idea that's all

[@seedsman02]

What is the builders suggested lifespan on this project? Are we looking at a throw away building after 30 years.

[@VRtechman]

3:31 Dont use Sand! Use Coal Ash and Hemp Fibers! 🧐

[@joeljong931]

Embrace all alternative materials as coal ash will also run out of supply eventually and it creates higher strength concrete that may not be necessitate the higher cost of coal ash.

[@JuanOlmoMOSAICOSCOQUI]

Eliminate the noise and music for the hearing impaired.

[@brianwellman8462]

Having the timber harvested 7000 miles away all the energy it took to prepare it and glue it and then ship at 7000 miles saved energy???

[@joeljong931]

Better in timber areas, but the same can said for steel, sand, and gravel. With the proper sand and gravel scarcity, this is the future, unless cheap substitutes for concrete ingredients are invented, perhaps sourced from waste material.

[@rogerc7960]

Wood has a high land use footprint, and does not last a long time.

[@joeljong931]

May last 100 years, most buildings demolished or abandoned by than.

[@DerrickWatts-y4c]

But do they mind about any incidence like fire outbreak

[@ronaldwhite1730]

Thank you . ( 2024 / Oct / 23 )

[@brianwellman8462]

Cross glue lamination been happening in coal molded boats for at least 50 maybe 60 years

[@doughayden]

All the negative comments on Fire ... Maybe watch the Video!!! At 36 minutes in if you're that lazy

[@Jpwillerd]

Did you not learn from the great Chicago fire where everything was made out of wood even the sidewalks?

[@rowenadinsmore1]

hOW ABOUT termites?

[@tysonb1486]

Why not build it out of compressed carbon instead of glued wood. There are new house builds with engineered flooring beams and the firefighters refuse to go in the house if it's burning for fear of falling thru the melting floor. This is not good.

[@joeljong931]

Carbon fiber would be more expensive and still burns.

[@robot7759]

Woody Stickman to the rescue... Oh wait, this isn't the Disney channel 🙄

[@mikaelfransson3658]

No the Pandoras paper how expose the last hope is gone, say someting else the need for the 1% are to big for a good future for us all! /Mikael

[@mitchellbliss3828]

They act like steel framed constructed buildings don't burn too..

[@catherinepoloynis]

Nice try, timber industry.

[@kevmoo]

Timber is an amazing carbon sink. As long as it's sustainably harvested. This is not hype. Seriously.

[@justjeff4186]

‘Sustainably harvested’ is a lie.

[@drewbrouder4233]

It is happening...

[@BeachBumBoatsmith]

I build boats using flax fiber to build all the small parts. Eventually I will only use natural fiber.

[@catherinepoloynis]

@@kevmoo Interesting, i'll read something about that.

[@phillips5936]

This isn't the sky King's video. This is obviously a military jet he stole a dash eight with an Alaskan Airlines symbol on the back it was a blue tail with a white body

[@jamman8678]

Where is all this wood going to come from ? Let me guess again cut down forests 🌳 why can’t we use bamboo

[@FaceFcuk]

Where does all the bamboo come from genius 😂hilarious bahahahaha 😂

[@bettyharrison9537]

I wonder if they have noticed that the places in the Old World that are still there are made of stone. Wood rots, gets termites, ages and what happens when the whole city burns? It's happened! This is a silly idea.

[@edringweeko3419]

Cutting down trees isn’t doing damage to environment really..?!!

[@JohnNobody-sp7sj]

I left that comment before watching the whole video. Towards the end they explain the answer to your question.

[@kulkrafts3143]

If mass timber construction is to reduce carbon, then it must be sourced and produced locally. Importing lumber from Austria, and manufactured in high overhead Europe and any error has to be remade from Europe for American construction, I can assure you the total “Embodied Carbon” is higher than any other construction method found in America. This video started with environmental benefit for our planet. First, prove tall timber building made with imported lumber from Europe reduced embodied carbon footprint. The infrastructure required for mass timber construction should be included in carbon calculation. Second, are we saving our planet, or are we trying to stop earth evolution to meet human needs? I have installed solar panels back in 1980s, help find local green building group in Silicon Valley, and involved with CleanTech development. But, I left as green washing by marketers has taken over the industries. I hope new generation will spend money on better environment but not on unproven hypes.

[@joeljong931]

Canada is also developing CLT. But to really stop wood replacing concrete as last in the hybrid sense you would have to wait for concrete recycling technology to mature to deal with the scarcity of raw materials.

[@MegaZooch]

only people with familys care is what it sounds like. Its for noone else

[@J.Cameron.Stuart.Adams.]

An excellent example of greenwashing. Unfortunately more timber is burning each year due to increasing, longer burning, and more destructive wildfires than we replant. Add increased timber harvesting to record wildfire timber losses and deforestation for agriculture and suburban sprawl to achieve increased global warming, higher CO2 levels, warmer water bodies, and poorer air quality. They talked of how energy intensive and environmentally damaging concrete is, but failed to give a comparison with the end wood product...kiln drying, tons of glue, x-ray, metal detecting, lasers, felling, transport, milling, more milling, final milling and shipping across the globe to the construction site. Most concrete is made local to the job site. If you're going to claim superiority back those claims up with honest numbers. We are struggling to grow and harvest enough timber for single family dwellings as it is. Besides these wood towers require specific high grade timber; timber that is extremely limited. I can only imagine how many single family homes could have been built with the excess timber required in this project. Instead those single family homes were built with concrete because it remains the cheapest, most abundant locally sourced construction material. Let's use dimensional timber for building homes and use concrete for building towers. While wildfires burn millions of acres across the globe, this vanity project made for a fun distraction from reality. Recycling 90% of demolished structures is key to reducing the environmental impact of the construction trade. Sourcing LOCAL materials is also key to build responsibly. All the money spent on the energy intensive, glue laden timber frame went into a foreign economy. The developer of this project is likely a foreign entity as well. Meaning very little spent on this project was beneficial to the local economy.

[@joeljong931]

This is about the sand and gravel scarcity and not greenwashing. Though you have a point that there are studies looking into recycling concrete, but that is not commercially available yet and this is.

[@lloydpancott4987]

I'm in no way agreeing with these multiple million pound building corps , but could it be possible to replace the hugh amounts of sand taken from beaches, under water and quarries with the useless sand from the deserts where it's almost impossible to live apart from the nomads community???. Not that it will turn over night into useful sand to build, but as a environmental prospective on land and sea for the little creatures that depend on sand??. Just a thought

[@agentrosales]

You obviously paid no attention to the start of the video where they specifically mention that desert sand is too fine to use in concrete construction.

[@horacioramireztello60]

Cpu con molestias😢

[@ristoikonen6957]

Human creativity is limitless. Unfortunately, creativity that focuses on increasing individual wealth tends to set limits to creativity that would contribute to the well-being of all people in a sustainable way. Unlimited, unregulated capitalism is a god of destruction. It is a destructive force based on human greed.

[@MSDGroup-ez6zk]

More forests will be chopped.

[@madmesmith5187]

Fire....Plane crash = Nope 4 me

[@8ballphil150]

build in wood ?. then all your forest will disappear .

[@palmlimit9297]

Gee I hope it doesn’t get wet😂

[@TarmanTheChampion]

Poor screw guns

[@PatriciaBaughman-k4n]

Lee Charles Thompson James Taylor Melissa

[@merkridge8780]

How many women are actually doing the hard physical labor? Didn't see any in this video. No DEI were in place?

[@mwangigerald5900]

Fire?

[@middleway5271]

If I was a risk banks, wouldn’t find it. Nor would that be insured…

[@tanzimhossain937]

This kind of structure are suitable only for very rich and low importance zone. Not suitable for developing or underdeveloped countries.

[@BrentElisens]

Literally talks about sustainability while pushing deforestation as a positive.

[@obalalama]

the forests are regrown

[@JHJensen]

Yes, once a tree is cut down that spot will NEVER grow another tree. Tree farms exist. Google it.

[@peterkompter2417]

sorry not selling me, anything glued l dont trust and l dont care about tests. Around here we had a church that used glue lam beams, l know say glue has changed and its better so now not 25 years those had to be augmented to survive now they last 50yrs, for me that wouldnt be good enough, churchs ceiling were open and easily acceable, floors in apartmets? l have friends with 5 yr old homes now and they are noisier with glue lam then older solid wood construction, that noisy mean too much movement? no lll stay away from them, lll stay away from high rise cities anyways, when l was younger great but now older further and further into quieter country, lol

[@catherinepoloynis]

Make buildings out of dirt, like humans used to. Caves, rocks, bricks... use technology to improve this form of fireproof, unlimited resource. Not trees.

[@RePeteAndMe]

Done right, wood construction can sequester carbon for centuries.

[@simongregory3114]

Make buildings out of caves... Hmmm. I can't imagine everyone finding a habitable cave in their city that has somehow been overlooked. Rocks, or perhaps stone is prohibitively expensive to work with, and can't be built tall. Obviously the spires of stone churches can be very tall, but they have tiny mass compared to the base, and people don't live in them. Suitable stone is not everywhere, hence some cultures used stone, others used wood. And some in dry climates used earth. Brick is still used in small scale buildings, but in many places its a thin cladding over a timber frame, not structural. Also not good in earthquakes. And not even clay is a limitless resource, and it also takes quite a bit of energy to fire bricks. Nothing is simple.

[@catherinepoloynis]

@@simongregory3114 Good points, all you've said. There is an architect that builds clay houses and builds fires in them to harden... probably not practical on large scale. I wonder if the storm drains and city maintenance tunnels, where some people live, could be imagined as a cave-system.

[@13_13k]

So, you'd rather cut down more trees, which is already deforestation on mass scale. Then you get wood that is going to twist and warp and then the termites and worms and rot over time. The equiptment used to cut the trees, drag the trees load them on trucks drive them to mills, mill them, kiln dry them, then ship the wood to a laminating facility which uses toxic chemicals to make epoxy and glue polluting the air and water, then you need millions of iron or steel screws to put the pieces together which we know what it takes to make nails and screws in a giant forge factory using giant furnaces burning gas or coal or electricity and the mining of the iron ore and the machines needed to mine and transport the ore. Then you want to reduce construction jobs by 75%. That is a lot of lost jobs. What is the actual payoff other than getting other corporations wealthy and there is no benefit because of the trade off from cement to wood isn't actually better. It's a scam. Trading one addiction for another ans saying it's better than the other.

[@Sound01Silence]

Were all this wood come from? More dead trees? After all is gone, what you're going to eat and drink? Money or the building? We think we're building a better world,, but actually we're destroying it..

[@jarvisjobson8974]

Not sustainable.

[@JHJensen]

Tree farms are a thing. Do YoUR ResEArcH.

[@bigredchamber]

比中國落後。

[@brianwellman8462]

Having the timber harvested 7000 miles away all the energy it took to prepare it and glue it and then ship at 7000 miles saved energy???

[@mikaelmartin9288]

Can be questioned and the Americans defenately stays begid Europe when it comes to fine technology, but you will probaly learn and catch up and use timper taken nearer from the construction site in the future 😊