Skyscrapers of the Future Will Be Engineered to Copy Nature

[@angelic8632002]

Can you imagine gene modified trees specifically designed for buildings like this? We are probably going to see some fairly outrageous properties of these new materials in the coming decades.

[@TrVlogs82]

If Trump doesn't get us killed first :/.

[@barry3612]

Tr Vlogs do you have to make everything about politics? 4 years is literaly an insignificant amount of time. Not everyone in the world is american and thus a lot of peaple dont care. I know it may be a big surprise but most the world isnt american or european. I know, shocking!

[@Baigle1]

Have you heard of "Super Wood" where they remove lignin and hemicellulose by boiling wood in sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfite and hot-press the wood? Here is the Nature paper: www.nature.com/articles/nature25476

[@wellwellwelllookwhowehaveh7871]

I don't think steel and iron is going away anytime soon, however, I do think we will start mining from asteroids (look to second thought’s video for more on how to do this) as well as purifying it in space, reducing environmental effects

[@thekimjongillest1112]

Tr Vlogs "hurr durr drumpf is bad, he gon start war hurr durr two scoops"

[@Master_Therion]

Jet fuel can't melt wood beams.

[@flexflex3676]

Smartinator Plus do you even receive comments?

[@devalopr]

9/11 reference?

[@dutchik5107]

Flex Flex BURRRNNNN

[@gj9157]

Master Therion Not if the building is CGI.

[@craigcorson3036]

It can't melt steel either, unless you mix in pure oxygen. What it CAN do is soften steel to the point that it's no longer able to support the weight above it.

[@henrybones9314]

Those buildings look so god darn cool! It helps the environment and looks amazing; two birds one stone.

[@enriquevanleeuwen7719]

Henry Bones it doesnt actually help it though, it just looks like it does.

[@seanzjk916]

Enrique van Leeuwen how doesn't it help? There's plant life where there wasn't before. So it helps the environment. Even it's only helping a little but it's still doing more than before so your comment is redundant.

[@henrybones9314]

It isn't simply about the plant itself, it is the idea that nature and man made stuctures can be combined together and creat something more effective. The inplications are endless. More over, it gives people the mindset of nature is part of us and we are a part of nature and not isolated from it.

[@2drealms196]

What about the issue of increased fresh water consumption of further scaling global tree harvesting operations?

[@meistsyans7708]

Mike M GM trees so they use less water and even consume sea water and serve for construction use.

[@Quetzalcoatl0]

How does a 50 storey wooden skyscraper handles earthquakes ?

[@Mary-tx2eb]

Not very well lmao

[@lasarith2]

Quetzalcoalt unless it’s based on the Japanese type buildings which have lasted over 1000 years (dunno)

[@angelic8632002]

Wood is more flexible than concrete+steel...

[@angelic8632002]

God Of Madness1 exactly. There's a lot of options here.

[@alpacas4754]

p.s. earthquakes won't occur in Singapore

[@rivaledrandom1282]

Vegans will have food on the walls of their apartments

[@devalopr]

Joshua Salomon Vegans will eat our city

[@gj9157]

3d tech HAHA

[@crackedemerald4930]

Unless there is non-vegan glue included, then we are safe

[@JaiBharaj]

Shockwave Shockwave lol

[@sinoroman]

vegans in their natural habitat

[@NekoNinja13]

Naturepunk(? [Cyberpunk but with tons of nature Incorporated in it]) Is my aesthetic!!!!!!

[@nmachiisaac2869]

Solarpunk

[@invrgottomars]

that's just solarpunk

[@alexanderfake2518]

yeah open a window and 500 flies 9000 musquitos 150 bees and 3 dark souls bosses will enter the room

[@memesinaction5847]

Yeeeeeeeeaaaah like no

[@crackedemerald4930]

It already happens, not because of the plants around me, because there _arent_ plants around me. Most stinging bees aren't even local, so just exterminate them Mosquitoes are also invasive species, same thing Dark souls bosses are an endangered species, so call your local animal protection services

[@mrpanicattack6688]

dark souls bosses hahahaha

[@shadw4701]

Venus fly traps are the answer

[@zirzachtheman]

alexander fake If you have dark souls bosses in your house in real life, you may want to get that checked out.

[@zuko1569]

My tree house is better

[@gj9157]

Zuzu Same thoughts

[@sahilgangwar3687]

Zuzu can u share any pic or video ?

[@FuelDa2]

Zuko

[@TrVlogs82]

Let me see lol.

[@hoct87]

I’m interested in this religion.

[@KittyBoom360]

Cities could have skyscapping greenhouses and produce all of their food locally no matter the region or climate. People who talk about "limited resources" have very low limits of imagination and thought.

[@niBBunn]

In case you didn't know, skyscraper greenhouses already exists, and they're called aeroponic gardens. Yes, what you said is right, climate in these buildings is a controllable factor. However, you really need to think deeper and do research. The initial set-up costs for large-scale aeroponics are insanely high, because you need the equipments (pumps, lights, air-conditioning). All conditions must be closely monitored, such as lighting, oxygen, quality of nutrient solutions. Furthermore, these plants survival depends on those pumps because if there is a power outage for just a few hours, they would surely die. It is not something that would happen in nature, because nutrients are relatively infinite in the soil. The lack of micro-organisms having a symbiotic relationship is a problem in aeroponics, so it definitely costs a lot to simulate the conditions in nature. Dipping the roots in nutrient solution is not ideal for aeroponics because you'd have to replace it very often, and that's expensive because you cannot simply dispose of it just by dumping it in the sink. That's only going to make algae grow everywhere. You need to properly clear it which is quite the hassle.

[@thesciencelair9556]

In 3rd grade we learn about non-renewable resources. Wow. Just wow.

[@KittyBoom360]

Jackson, we are stunted early on, yep. The only non-renewable resource is oil, and the only ones who want to save oil are the ones pushing it. Also, oil is really about getting its hydrocarbons for burning and hydrocarbons are renewable for those who love burning them.

[@tammywoudstra1775]

niBBun pump wouldnt be needed during outages if there were enough of everything on top to be gravity fed to the lower levels. Or a storage supply every ten levels to gravity feed down to.

[@kelliwilbert]

I would give anything to see these eco cities come to life before I leave this planet. It sounds like paradise (although I imagine there will still be countless problems to deal with)

[@paultony4993]

Singapore is like a heaven.......

[@archon6271]

Only flaw is the insanely strict laws and overpriced vehicles, etc...

[@dimensionpuncher3863]

Hypocrite Studio just dont break rule can liao ;)

[@void3381]

Hypocrite Studio And no bubble gum xd

[@Levitiy]

Only possible through executing low IQ morons. Drug dealers I mean. Always dig deeper in a utopian veneer.

[@eagann92]

just don't break any rules lol... like do drugs or litter

[@olympiany4552]

I just love stuff like this. I hope one day I can live in a modern beautiful city, filled with beautiful skyscrapers with waterfalls and plants and designs

[@acemanhomer1]

skyscrapers need to be vertical farms.......you can get hundreds of acres in just an acre of land...or maybe just 2 acres turned into hundreds...

[@acemanhomer1]

yup....as we have covered the globe, our best option is going up...I think going too far down we risk messing with our surface's stability...maybe a little is fine...but to go up we have a LOT of room....just build VERY sturdy, tall and wide enough for good stability, maybe even in pyramidal/cone fashion would be best.. just construct in such a way that covers most of the potential hazards you could face.... I think energy should be produced in the sea and desert in the forms of solar, maybe thermal pump pipes running from icy top mountains down to hot desert floors that make energy non stop.....SO many potential ways to do it better than we do..

[@aliabdullah9964]

Alex Homer this comment reminds me of Minecraft , vertical farms it what a lot of people did in that game . I would love to see that becoming real

[@saffroncoasts6950]

Laughs in vertical tomato farm

[@alejandror.planas9802]

This won't become the norm ever in the near future; people are ignoring that this is so much more expensive on the user side it is not even worth it. For anyone who has had to keep wooden structures you know how vulnerable they are. They rott, build moss, can be eaten up by thermites, can splinter, etc. This requires lots of maintenance to counter, which in the world of business is time and money you cannot waste. It is a great idea, I totally would love to see something like this, but it doesnt translate well onto reality for the moment.

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

Alejandro Planas there is moss on top of your brick roof too, and it doesnt bother. And no, it wont rot, and wont get eaten up (maybe by vegans) There arr wooden buildings that are hundreds of years old that are still perfect today, so I dont see why this wouldnt work

[@alejandror.planas9802]

Well based on personal experience I can assure you wood rots, and is eaten up by thermites, has happened multiple times where I live, and I live in the city. The buildings which are made out of wood and last until today demand immense amounts of work to be kept standing, e.g. The Forbidden Palace faces complete make-overs every couple of years, and its not even functional anymore. There are solutions to these problems though, I can think of a few that could even be implemented from my end, but there isn't enough adoption of this style of construction to justify the creation of a new product just for this.

[@thereaper2615]

Alejandro Planas Depends on the variety of woods you are using, pine are one of the Worst, while there are Ironwood that is literally better than iron. Native to Borneo but can always be grown else where.

[@lllHABITATlll]

Alejandro Planas if they use something like almond wood it would last very long. Which is stronger than concrete

[@revimfadli4666]

Wouldn't people who make skyscaper out of wood simpliy termite-proof the wood first? Common sense

[@philipbrossard8675]

"And temples in Japan" *Shows a Japanese castle*

[@papulrocks794]

Wait till, millions of spiders start nesting in those vines and crawl into the bedrooms.

[@n1ghtmarezzz97]

So? Spiders usually don’t hurt humans, in fact they eat various insects that are far more annoying to us humans.

[@MountainMaid238]

I'm from New Zealand, I'm surrounded by native bush and have spiders all over my house and most of the time I think 'meh'. It's a non issue to me

[@museluvr]

I may not like spiders, but they handle things that would drive us up the wall more.. add we're far far bigger than them.

[@syn16]

Maybe not on our houses and apartment buildings then lol

[@syn16]

But I doubt a spider is gonna climb a 30 story building lol

[@Aaronaa4]

Exactly, skyscrapers of the future will be more sustainable and efficient than ever!!

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

Skyscrapers & MegaProjects so no more melting beams? Nice

[@2drealms196]

What about the issue of increased fresh water consumption of further scaling global tree harvesting operations?

[@AdamSalehx]

Mike M no worries, it is just a promo for the channel

[@davidgreen5994]

@@2drealms196overrated lol... Dude, first of all for most of its history this planet was covered in dense forests, and water was never an issue. In fact, is common knowledge that forest create humidity and rain as a result. We even have a huge forest on the planet that is called the Rain Forest. More trees mean more rain and more water.

[@aa-to6ws]

The future: Trying to replicate what we lost long time ago.

[@marianoalippi5226]

I am in a video course and we made some shots on organic crops up in the roof of buildings but when i asked why they did not Putin effort in the design they told me that no design was needed, that made me understand that 70 years of protectionism closed the mentality of competition and mostly innovación, i think that beautiful and scientífic way is necessary for the humans to evolve well. Nature and Innovation is extremly necesary to survive.

[@AdventuresWithRedGuy]

I’d love to live in cities like these one day 🙌🏽

[@Aaronaa4]

Finally content that my channel can relate to!! Quality video.

[@silverstackaf898]

Skyscrapers & MegaProjects I knew i’d see you here

[@AdamSalehx]

Stack CollectorAG same

[@stiffdarren]

"uses less resources" Forests: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@SahilP2648]

I have a suggestion: use wood (obviously cross sectioned composited resin inside) but then coated with carbon fiber from the outside so that it LITERALLY becomes as strong as steel or even more than that. It will also be cheaper and environmentally friendly if we plant a new tree for every tree being cut down. You might now know about this but the world is actually running out of usable sand (the type of sand which is used for production of concrete which is solely seashore sand).

[@himanshusinghal1412]

This will take a looooooooong time to actually become reality everywhere

[@dutchik5107]

Luckily. Because im pretty sure in the somewhat nearish future we will have other. More sustainable materials. Cutting down the entire rain forest isn't renewable nor sustainable. At all.

[@TheJuanito1123]

50 years later they are everywhere

[@craigcorson3036]

The future will arrive faster than you think it will. Be prepared for it, or fall behind.

[@crazEgamer201]

Skidrow OP Everywhere? Yes. But it doesn't need to be everywhere, it just needs to be in enough places that it reduces the demand for concrete, something you could argue it's already doing.

[@aurora7554]

This will happen in your lifetime, I guarantee it. But of course, we need to come up with more sustainable materials.

[@michaelpfister1283]

We had one of these green buildings (on a smaller scale) where I live. It was great for about 3 years. Then the watering system in the walls started to break down and the "green wall" died. Shortly thereafter they had to rip the rest of the facade away to repair water damage from leaks in the irrigation system that had caused major issues with mold and rot. They elected to replace the green walls with normal glass and steel. Amazingly, the overall cost of operating the building went way down and the employees inside stopped complaining of frequent headaches and respiratory issues that had been caused by the mold and mildew from the leaking irrigation system. I love the idea of green buildings covered in plants, but understand that they come with a HEFTY operational cost and can raise issues that can make the building itself unfit for habitation due to mold and mildew.

[@thephoenix756]

Thanks for providing an insight into the real world application of this vision. Building more parks and open spaces would make a lot more sense.

[@Kuma_4210]

What if they get termites…

[@khizeeand1]

People still have an incentive to plant more trees since it is used to produce paper and furniture all over the world,but I don't see forests growing anywhere in the world. On the other hand only deforestation which is rapidly growing the idea sounds good but doesn't work.

[@psd993]

you think the deforestation is for making paper or do you think it is for making way for agricultural land and mining operations etc. Read the facts instead of making up your own assumptions.

[@thetimelapseguy8]

@@psd993 Usually the trees are burnt once they have been chopped down anyway.

[@ryry9319]

Changing our environment with this will actually make people happier..

[@aguythateatsnoodles]

This voice-over was recorded just a bit too close to the microphone lol

[@rikard.h]

I kind of like it lol

[@peytonwm]

I hope that this new architectural movement can be pretty inspiring for everyone! It certainly inspired me!

[@Elmithian]

Still... what about the increased structural deterioration that may be caused by such setup? I do hope they have done something to prevent that from being the major issue/problem it is everywhere else in the world where similar ideas have been tried. :/

[@Elmithian]

Smartinator Plus Plants require roots, roots that dig into the material they are growing in. Unless you want plants that die the moment the weather shifts you want to use decently hardy plants, and that generally means roots that dig in pretty deep. Though sure, I am sure some sort of genetic manipulation might be found as an solution to create a decent balance for both low deterioration of the structure and the hardiness of the plants. But I still think we aren't there just yet, so caution should be our best friend. Regarding the wood structures... There genetic engineering "might" help make the wood slightly hardier than it is, but considering that it is dead organic material I cannot fathom that the maintenance cost for such a structure u is cheaper than that of the concrete in the long run. Though I do hope it will be. Either way... considering we have been genetically manipulating plants for over 30 years now and not yet found solution I am going to remain cautiously optimistic if ye don't mind. ;P

[@dimensionpuncher3863]

Elmithian well theres not much weather change here in singapore besides heavy rain

[@Elmithian]

Dimension Puncher Very fair point. I was more thinking about this idea being used in varied form of environments but I guess it makes sense that they would be used in places that aren't as harsh/unpredictable as where I live ^_^,

[@yeetodacheeto3592]

3:29 *Passersby :* "Another day, another fire."

[@oscarmeow5348]

didn't some guy already create a concrete-like material that is stronger than concrete and absorbs more carbon dioxide than is needed to create it? what happened to that idea?

[@oldtimefarmboy9330]

I like the idea but, you have to use more steel and concrete to support the weight of all the plants growing on the building and all of the water necessary to keep the plants alive. These sort of plants will also attract birds who will nest and insects that will eat the plants and add to the weight of the plants.

[@donovan7890]

"Stop killing the trees"... "Lets make our buildings out of more trees." Uh... Ok.

[@donovan7890]

Merkur eating fish gives us an excuse to grow more lakes.

[@zdenek3010]

Lakes don't grow so it doesn't really make sense.

[@whiteash2797]

Zdeněk you know what he meant

[@donovan7890]

The lake thing was clearly sarcasm.

[@zebedeesummers4413]

yeah the lack of supply to meet the demand idea seems really stupid to me. Look at animals that have been hunted to extinction. It is also worth noting that fish farms do not encourage genetic diversity or simply any diversity like an ocean does.

[@ryandebruin9221]

The thumbnail is beautiful. I always thought that skyscrapers could be so peaceful and so beautiful.

[@stevenquan]

Love your videos

[@aliabdullah9964]

Unfortunately , most of my country is deserted, and the water cost is getting higher each day which made people who used to have trees in their homes chop them off, now my country is deserted even more . Which makes so sad . 💔

[@volkenking3036]

We need a new material to build with.

[@SC-zq6cu]

Mal Zorose Carbon nanotube.

[@squeakydeedsdonesoapclean3719]

Mycelium bricks

[@fathergrigori2168]

shit, everyone makes it, and we can just throw at the wall to repair it.

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

Mal Zorose air. Or we could just use the buildings we already have built, technically they would fit all the people in the entire world. Instead of having insanely and uneccessary huge houses

[@kttyfly3323]

about the bugs.. you could probably just get mosquito netting or screen mesh behind the window, so you know, you let the fresh air in but not the bugs? I love this skyscraper garden idea :D

[@ThePioneerChannel]

Wouldn't wood buildings lead to more deforestation? 🙄.. I don't like the sounds of that.. but it's cool having plants on the building's

[@ThePioneerChannel]

Bear Arms yeah.. I think they should plant what they wanna cut down and leave the forests alone.. cuz animals need a place to live too

[@hellcat1988]

One possible advantage to having plants integrated into a building, depending on how it's done and what plants are used, is a stronger building that is less susceptible to wind and ground movement. Plants are usually pretty strong, and taking advantage of both their natural ability to climb and intertwine, as well as the resistance to breaking or being uprooted could possibly increase the overall strength of the building well beyond normal design standards. Imagine having trees grow around and into support columns for multi-story buildings. As long as the trees are alive, it's likely they would provide a stronger structure in combination than even steel reinforced concrete by itself.

[@tim0lmazan162]

Damn. Every building should be designed like this. How f*cked up the world is, with people striving for money and not caring about their health and life.

[@TheJuanito1123]

Tim0lmazan 1 because humans are greedy

[@tim0lmazan162]

NO NAME ARTIST Ikr

[@TrickWithAKnife]

I'd love to see more buildings like the one shown. As someone who moved to a densely populated city from a sparsely populated countryside area, the lack of nature is profound.

[@ultravidz]

Wipe out a forest to build a structurally questionable skyscraper? Sounds legit 👍🏼

[@an_orange8911]

AlphaOmega structurally questionable? Those people have far more knowledge and experience of constructions and buildings than you do.

[@sajjadakbar6649]

how they actually take care of the weight of plants? it has to make strong enough to support the huge amount of plants. as they are full of water so there is a risk to the stability of building? is it good to make a whole building flammable?

[@STNG17-]

Are you trying to combat greenhouse gas production by taking away greenhouse gas absorber?

[@abyssstrider2547]

Aji Setiawan I think that they will grow trees to do this, not just cut the ones from forests.

[@zebedeesummers4413]

in theory replanting trees plus having lots of plants on the building it's self would more than make up for it.

[@franzrollgen6513]

Actually, the wood stores the greenhouse gases, so when you build a house with it, you store it, and where the trees are cut, new trees can grow and store even more CO2.

[@psd993]

A plant that is in the process of growing absorbs a lot more green house gas than one that has reached adult hood and only shedding and regrowing leaves at a low rate. Forests aren't good sources of fixing "new" greenhouse gas content. Most of the world's co2 is mainly absorbed by plankton in the sea. Remember land is only 30% of the planet and forests are only a small part of the land.

[@shark_lover3147]

Every country needs to start to do this

[@bandiras2]

These wooden skyscrapers looks awesome, but fireproofing is not the only problem. The other major problem is Rot. If the structure is exposed to water, it will rot. Baathrooms will leak. Pipes will break.

[@TheFunnyPOPS]

Not true wood can be protected by coating it with some chemicals..idk much but I have seen it.

[@RealManasBose]

Humans : Wood sound good to make my skyscraper house Termites : your skyscraper house sounds good for my dinner

[@avengersnewbie2348]

Wood will never last longer, infact wooden sky scrapper is adding to deforestation.

[@Mksterk1998]

Avengers Newbie You clearly didn't finish the video.

[@felixir7368]

Yes but wood can be reproduced unlike concrete and iron. That’s why it is friendly to the earth

[@finnclark8114]

Avengers Newbie clearly didn’t watch the entire video.

[@alexanderscatov912]

And we are also running out of sand for concrete

[@mordyfisher4269]

Avengers Newbie the oldest building in america is wood... Also i would agree compared to cob, wich lasts about 20 000 years if left to rot

[@Canal10000]

The problem with harvesting wood is that we are getting rid of our "old-growth forests" which many species of insects and plants depend on. To be able to keep the balance, we should only harvest the forests which we plant. However, I do not see many talk about this. I know that we are trying to save our old forests here in Sweden but we only have 25% left.

[@acemanhomer1]

let's not just copy nature, nature is limited sometimes lol...lets do better! : )( :

[@sinu0us]

Nature has had millions of years to adapt and evolve, it's possibly the best guide we can use...

[@epsospremium6088]

Modern, *cross-laminated bamboo beams* and panels are stronger than steel. They can last longer than concrete too, because concrete cracks with age. Only concrete with glass-fiber could be comparable, but not better, because bamboo panels have stronger fiber, if fabricated well. The fabricated wooden and bamboo panels and beams will be a huge market, because they are easier to process during construction, which makes construction more flexible.

[@SahidulIslam-jd7lj]

Now, it's time to destroy the forests! Do they actually know how much timber it will require for tall skyscraper, and that also how many skyscrapers?

[@Pyriphlegeton]

Of course they know. And...wood grows back, you know?

[@gj9157]

Shahid S. It's not for all skyscrapers..

[@SahidulIslam-jd7lj]

James Esteron oh! they're not using in the deforestated area & leaving it free for forests to grow?

[@craigcorson3036]

Do you actually know how many trees there are in the world? No, apparently you don't. Here's a hint: there's no shortage, and there will never be a shortage. No, NEVER.

[@SahidulIslam-jd7lj]

Craig Corson okay man!🇮🇳

[@bunsnetwork8420]

Imagine a building covered in carnivorous plants!!! Takes care of mosquitoes, and depending on the type, you will see a sharp decrease in pigeon droppings as well.

[@deesh6378]

What if someone accidentally starts a fire in one of the wooden buildings? Isn't it much more susceptible to fire damage?

[@シャンパ-f5k]

How much more it would cost to maintain these green plants either inside or outside of these green buildings.

[@ayoutubechannelname]

Broad Group which has built factory mass produced skyscrapers has a new construction innovation - Core Tubular Steel Slabs (CTS). * CTS are 8 to 20 times lighter than reinforced concrete * CTS are 100 times more corrosion resistant than carbon steel * CTS able to withstand temperatures 300 degrees celsius higher than carbon steel The 6th generation BSB features a stainless steel panel clip diameter 16~32mm thin-wall core tubes, employing a special vacuum brazing assembly line which reduces cost and enables mass production. Source: "Core Tubular Steel Slabs are up to 20 times lighter than reinforced concrete" - Brain Wang at Nextbigfuture

[@views-og6yf]

Nice idea cut trees for saving planet 🌍

[@humanegarcia1140]

82,985,587 views cut trees plant more tree and you’re constantly sucking out co2

[@johnwang9914]

A few decades ago, it was popular to have central atriums. Unfortunately, it turned out that having that central green area created a chimney effect in fires. These "green" ideas look great but seems to do little in terms of fire breaks. Sheath a skyscraper with a greenhouse shroud creates another fire chimney. These green areas need to be broken up and not connected.

[@catattack885]

they sound very, ugh, flamable don't they. one tiny flame vs tall wooden boi

[@coldenvfx]

samzoda07 holy shit good point lol

[@TheFunnyPOPS]

Did you watched the full video ?

[@coldenvfx]

i have exams so I can't :(

[@coldenvfx]

i only watched this cause i accidentally clicked on it

[@wipidipipaku]

Yea, what about the maintenance? Who is going to trim those plants? And the dirt they produce? leaves? The added load to the structure with the soil and trees? the huge sections of timber needed?

[@TripleH-ro7nr]

What if there were natural hazards like an Earthquake, Tsunami or flood?

[@zebedeesummers4413]

often a lot better than concrete is, so there is that.

[@jamesallen327]

The buildings with the climbing growth reminds me of the buildings in the future if there were no people left on Earth.

[@xsaltgurkax7815]

won't the wood rot after time?

[@bigsnugga]

Victor Nordahl I think they’ve mixed some chemicals in em

[@craigcorson3036]

My sister owns a five-story wooden frame building that was built in the 1840s. No rot. In Europe, there are wooden frame buildings that are two, three, four times that old. No rot. Unless it gets wet and stays wet, wood will last a VERY long time.

[@MrBonners]

Think that is what the beams look like after the bark is removed and just used raw? You don'y think in the 21st century that industry does not know the many ways to protect wood from rotting? You were home schooled right?

[@TheyCallMeNewb]

What a delightfully mellifluous good-news story.

[@akira-sx1fq]

what is this fuking mirror's edge?

[@jamesfra1311]

Thunbergia laurifolia and antigonan leptotus are two of my favourite vines to grow, though they can be very pest inviting, I doubt that would be a problem if enough pesticide are sprayed.

[@atypocrat1779]

Is there such a thing as too much oxygen

[@solarfry17]

Andre Abreu yes there is

[@inkoalawetrust]

You can get poisoned by oxygen.

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

More oxygen could result in more ozone close to ground. Thats worse

[@MrBonners]

Ozone does not stay close to the ground. It is lighter then O2 and floats up quickly, it does not last long. Being highly active it combines with just about anything, it has a half life of less then 3 minutes.

[@rspoofy]

Singapore is a small country, yet they are advancing faster than the world can. Let that sink in.

[@kazer5268]

mom look at the fort i built in fortnite 🙂

[@IronDogger]

What about old growth trees? Wouldn’t using Hemp/bamboo that grows quickly with minimal energy be even better to include in the equation? Defining the term renewable is necessary. If a tree takes decades to mature that is not necessarily renewable or ecological. If the root system is required for erosion deflection, again, these factors must be considered.

[@Mary-tx2eb]

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[@Mary-tx2eb]

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[@TurboAidan29]

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[@McHeisenburger]

I mean, I’m not a construction worker or anything, but wooden skyscrapers don’t sound like that good of an idea.

[@hpensive]

This why the UN gave Jacque Fresco an award for civil engineering.

[@jacobrodrig8]

This is my dream, quite literally whenever my dreams are lucid there are always tall buildings covered in plants.

[@ninja1676]

Sometime the best alternative isn't to make the materials better but use a whole different material so you won't need to think so hard about it.

[@RyanisRude]

This would be awesome to see in our future cities.

[@sarathoughtonnothing]

these are amazing, I hope we start seeing this trend in the US too sometime soon

[@lowryder3209]

Wood skyscrapers?! That just shifts the problem somewhere else!

[@warb_of_fire]

Apparently most of the plants used in Singapore's architecture are not native to Singapore, which means they're not a whole lot better than plastic plants for functionally contributing to the local ecosystems.

[@jamesfra1311]

Wait, do people forget about tree farms? This would give them some incentives to expand and grow more trees.

[@EthanolTailor]

i like the plant covering thing, 10x more growing space than unused land on all skyscrapers could actually have a noticeable dent on emissions

[@Pyriphlegeton]

They look gorgeous.

[@carlmannhard8051]

Imagine how beautiful future cities will be. Perhaps all the jobs dissapearing will be replaced with gardening jobs in a skyscraper. If only you could structure society that way. I'd like that ;)

[@faezezzy]

having a wood skycreper will be interesting

[@Raz-G]

I actually made a presentation on this topic about how mankind uses nature's pattern of creation to create infrastructure, buildings and all sorts of stuff regarding that matter. Some building designs resemble Bee Hives and more. This is really interesting, and I predicted that in the future, we can use nature as an artificial product to enhance upcoming techonlogy. It's also true because lately, we've been creating and using certain products that work similarly in nature but just with a few tweaks. this indeed the next frontier in construction and innovative technology.

[@mactastic144]

People don’t need to reconnect with nature - they need to reconnect with their innerselves and the people around them.

[@spiky7794]

So, you chop down huge trees to build building and place smaller plants inside and outside... Awesome. Environmental friendly indeed.

[@wifighostcruiser9665]

Oh yeah, coat your skyscrapers with clinging Vines LOL that will contribute 1 millionth trillionth billionth of a percent to the world's oxygen supply 🤣

[@ata.p.o]

The Tall Wood Building is located on University of British Columbia campus, not UNBC.

[@sonny8259]

Now here's the real challenge. Find a way to implement vertical gardens on existing skyscrapers as opposed to being strictly for new construction

[@dilansankalpa1019]

Good initiative. But my worry is how many trees have to fall to build a skyscraper? We are already losing a lot of forest cover in the world and it changes the whole climate of the globe.

[@benjoleo]

I might actually move into a city if this becomes a thing. The only thing holding me back from it right now is how terrible the air is

[@arifhadiyanmohdzahrain9196]

One of the green plant skyscraper is from Malaysia. That skyscraper is just the opposite of KLCC

[@imnewtothis]

it also has that post-apocalyptic vibe to it, which i kinda like

[@bernardberari3679]

Awesome Video! Please make more on this subject🙏🏻

[@bernardberari4250]

I love this video ! It would be great if you would make more on this topic!!

[@morezco]

looks wonderful, but won’t the plants degrade the wooden buildings faster? Also what about pest plants growing into the structures? 🧐

[@sethmapayapa4509]

Wooden Skyscraper? That's a termite's wet dream.

[@transitnetwork3049]

We need more skyscrapers