The World's Biggest Wooden Skyscraper Stands In Norway, Rising 85 Meters Into The Sky

[@MarSer3]

"My mission for this hotel is to make good working place" simple and underrated principle in many other countries and companies. Because it leads inevitable to happy customers

[@viccctv9106]

Could you elaborate on this, please

[@thecollector9574]

I don't get it

[@MarSer3]

"good working place" = happy and positive energized employees => Happy customers

[@maxant4285]

Hotels are not working places.

[@sirkeeper2885]

@@maxant4285 Except for the receptionist, cleaning staff, cooking staff, managers, etc.

[@erikito6092]

If that man strokes that diagonal piece of wood one more time...

[@Arya_amsha]

@Rip Tide stroke mine

[@notechan1]

@Rip Tide lmao me too

[@notechan1]

lmao @ this comment

[@straight2dapointD]

haha he really likes wood

[@NopWorks]

If that man strokes that diagonal piece of wood one more time... *it'll come*

[@Maya-yp2ey]

I think I’m breathing better just by watching this ❤️❤️

[@jameshay884]

This wooden building is a great idea and a great accomplishment. Canada ought to follow this idea, as we still have more trees than people. Of course I hope Canada stays this way, more trees than people, but using wood for taller buildings is still too rare here. Way to go, Norway! Congratulations! And thanks to DW for presenting this project.

[@albertshere219]

We can't, building code blocks wooden buildings above three or four stories unless reinforced with concrete/rebhar.

[@chronicawareness9986]

@@albertshere219 fire could be issue too from the laws eyes

[@albertshere219]

@@chronicawareness9986 EXACTLY

[@towaritch]

You still have more 🌲 than people, but with Trudeau's wide open door policies it won't last long....

[@somethingsomething404]

not old growth we don't :(

[@gabrielferrer3205]

Wooden buildings are a big treat for termites in warmer climates.

[@NorwegianNationalist1]

Yeah don’t worry it’s not very warm here

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

"it's a symbol of what is possible" but that doesnt mean wood would work a anywhere

[@thecollector9574]

@@carstarsarstenstesenn but it's a symbol of what's possible

[@HansBezemer]

Fire hazard?

[@SMGJohn]

Thermite thrives in damp locations actually so no warmth really aint the whole story. You need a moderate warm and humid climate and thermite will thrive just fine.

[@duwei523]

I can only imagine the amount of maintenance needed to keep the structure pristine

[@CUBETechie]

You should inform more about Erwin Thoma

[@jonelparilla7972]

Who's here after watching the Ted-Ed episode about this building?

[@mranonymous1547]

me

[@alijavdani292]

Me!

[@qq7318]

me

[@19nuances]

Me

[@jopatrik2602]

🤚

[@maximus7947]

2:22 the way he is touching the wood is great

[@kmm2442]

Everything you do is so magical, and from the heart. I just love it so much.

[@TheRoswellCode]

I assume that is too cold for termites there.

[@doaa7941]

Let's hope

[@ingridl8894]

it is. no termites in Norway

[@duncan6881]

Milwaukee is now the home of the tallest wooden skyscraper, and soon home to an even taller one :)

[@kmm2442]

It's just so peaceful and beautiful.

[@conejodemercurio6301]

I hope some day in my country. Many wooden towers were made near lakes or mountains. It seems very futuristic and friendly with the enviroment.

[@Glenni91N]

@@steventumulak976 This is only if you do it the wrong way. Most of Norway's logging happens in regulated forests. These are often unnatural planted forests, where the trees sit in a perfect grid pattern for ease of logging, they're no more natural than a wheat or corn field planted by farmers. We don't do just do this to any old forrest, for one it wouldn't be as efficient, and yes, that would destroy our natural environment. The best building materials are young, but full grown trees - 25 years old. Farmers harvest their fields every year, these get "harvested" every 20-25 years.

[@r.guerreiro140]

​@@Glenni91N Just more of the well known "do what I'm telling you to do but not what I'm doing"

[@aribamanjudevi3368]

This is awesome... Less usage of non renewable resources ... Good for earth... But it would be so cool if there r other renewable resource to replace the other non renewable minerals like iron ( steel) ! Hoping to follow this idea of wood 💡 ...

[@felixdalguntas45]

Cant believe we drove passed IT without even noticing

[@darkleome5409]

WTC - wooden trade center :)

[@MEETGILLtheMAN]

😆😆

[@crimsonred7517]

Wooden plane?

[@wheatlysparble7900]

@@crimsonred7517 paper plane

[@abraham2172]

It looks beautiful. Thank you for the report.

[@dweuromaxx]

Our pleasure!

[@Oniontrololol]

The fire nation would love this

[@celopretto]

the wood used is more resistant to fire than concrete actually, they use more modern way to prepare the wood, is nothing like small wood houses

[@towaritch]

@@celopretto in California it would be a tragedy waiting to happen

[@HavokR505]

I love how we change our minds on Wood as construction material every second decade.

[@Bubajumba]

Traditionally Norway has always been big on using wood through out the times. But buildings like these are more rare :'D

[@theodoralazy1941]

We already have a tree shortage worldwide. This trend shouldn’t be made into a main construction material otherwise we will really end up like the Lorax in the future.

[@goncalodias6402]

@@theodoralazy1941 we have more trees now than 100 years ago, thats because people started burning coal instead of wood for heat.

[@Bubajumba]

@@theodoralazy1941 Yea some places this would be problematic. Norway has a law to prevent deforestation. Also there is a law you have to plant a tree for every one they cut down.

[@HavokR505]

@@goncalodias6402 correct. amazing how no one knows this. most deforestation is happening in the amazon to grow soy to feed animals because the US uses most of its Corn to make biofuels rather than for consumption. gotta love ethanol subsidies

[@frozenman82]

I work in a company that produces fire resistant (euroclass A1) mineral based building and insulation materials. We have a regulation that all buildings higher than 22m must have A1 insulation materials installed. How do you justify making a wooden skyscraper due to strict fire standards?

[@CUBETechie]

For example Erwin Thomas house's have the highest fire stability certificate which exists today

[@gel87Kjetil]

Wood last longer in a fire. Metal bends and needs to be covered with chartec to last a few more hours in a fire. Burning thick Wood takes time... Loads of time.

[@johannlopez4524]

this is not just regular wood. It is mass timber which has some special properties when exposed to fire. Look it up. basically, the outside chars and slows the fire from spreading to the inside of the wood. I think the wood also retains more of its strength in high temperatures than steel does.

[@Maya-yp2ey]

WOW! I’M IN AWWWWWWW of how it was beautifully made ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@robgrear1142]

How is the wood anchored to the bedrock? Concrete? Metal? More information is needed...too good to be true.

[@Josh_u]

Technology duh

[@scorpionblade4112]

Concrete. Buildings still need concrete foundations. Other than that though the rest of the building is wood

[@paulinbrooklyn]

As another commenter replied, the building is obviously built upon a traditional foundation made from concrete and steel rebar. How in the world would this make the project “too good to be true” unless one regularly looks to make the perfect the enemy of the good? If you sought to be vegetarian due to concerns regarding animal cruelty or methane emissions, if you allowed yourself a weekly meat meal, you’re still 20 out of an assumed 21 meals further along in meeting your goal rather than moaning about how it is unachievable and never starting, right?

[@oaedeoi]

I think the whole building made of concrete, just added the wood and the facade and here and there for the fancy eco look 😁

[@jotr.9786]

@@paulinbrooklyn That don't eat meat seems really f*ing ignorant, doesn't take into consideration the arable land, and for it to be increased we might have to resume to deforestation (cut more trees beside cutting more trees for building buildings like this, even thought trees trap carbon from the atmosphere, don't know about that) but beside that there's also the problem of fertilizers which some like phosphor is limited, and beside being limited resource other factors like political may lead to fertilizer shortages.

[@keedeecodiac9231]

Such a thing of beauty.

[@joegaffney1959]

Is it glulam? Is timber treated for fire? Eg external cladding? Building is beautiful.

[@auspiciouslywild]

"Is timber treated for fire? Eg external cladding?" - As far as I understand, no. Have you tried setting fire to a solid chunk of wood? It's really hard. And tests have shown that even if the surface burns, you just get charring which is very good at insulating the inner wood from the heat, so it doesn't burn all the way through. You can burn those big solid wood frames with a blow-torch for a good while without anything happening I think.

[@ph11p3540]

What if the sprinkler system does not work and it has a fire? Timber building fires are pretty intense.

[@certifiedoutcast264]

Well the center is insulated and there is enough time for people to evacuate and replace the charred planks because the outside is majorly burnt but the inside stays somewhat normal so we can replace the charred planks

[@certifiedoutcast264]

Teded taught me this

[@richardlopez7805]

Um aren't we told that we have to use less wood to save the planet? How do you make wood fire retardant?

[@arctic-1878]

Before you watch, drinking game: One shot for every time someone says "wood"

[@326Alan]

Looks amazing but does no-else think ‘what about fire’??

[@uniqloboi9800]

Steel melts faster than Wood burning down

[@AndrewSmithDev]

@@uniqloboi9800 Steel melts a lot higher temperature than wood burns. Steel melts at 1500C. Wood burns at 300C.

[@nearestyoutube]

I was thinking that too because of Grenfell

[@leDespicable]

Well, it isn't made of matchsticks. Solid wood needs quite some time to thoroughly burn

[@nthrbrck]

As soon as wood as thick as the one used in this building starts burning, the soot will start to form a protective layer preventing it to burn all the way through. A bit like you will find logs in a campfire that are still wooden in their core. Steel actually becomes porous when exposed to heat, even at temperatures too low in order to melt it. For that reason a steel beam will collapse quicker in a fire than a wooden log of the same thickness.

[@geoffoakland]

This is really stunning 😃 There is now a wooden apartment building in the US city of Milwaukee that is even taller.

[@georgedoganis6708]

Man I love Norway

[@CUBETechie]

Wood is a very interesting building material when it gets cut in the right time you will get a high some goals like good thermal insulation and you don't need to worry aerosols released by regular insolation materials which can be toxic. Wood saves you 4000beats at night. What it's done correctly it beats even concrete for fire stability

[@CUBETechie]

@Naes Galaxy wood itself make good Isolation no other Material needed

[@tetsuomega528]

Norway creates the world's most flammable building. Caution... No smoking in, around or near the structure.

[@afgor1088]

nope, wood is actually far more durable than people think especially when it's been treated for modern construction

[@sarahivsutterb747]

@@afgor1088 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆😆😆😅😅😅😅😅😁😁😁😁😁🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀🤦‍♀

[@Nairuulagch]

Great stuff

[@glennmartin6492]

I know it shouldn't bug me but that man continually describing the remains of cut trees as a "living material" really bugs me. I think he means to say "organic".

[@vanessas2454]

You´re right in the biological sense - wood is not alive like a tree is - but describing cut wood as a living material is still not odd. Lots of languages have similar metaphorical expressions, and compared to "dead" materials like metal, glass or concrete, wood does indeed undergo changes even once cut, which can be attributed to its organic origin, and it does still actively interact with the environment. It "breathes" and responds to temperature and moisture changes, it has a natural scent from sap still present in the material, and being an organic material, it can re-enter the biological sphere by decomposing and becoming a nutrient to new life.

[@simonhand_]

You might be forgetting the fact that English might not be the primary language spoken in Norway…

[@someguy604]

grammar nazi spotted one, who cares really tbh

[@alvzcizzler]

3:21 how tho?

[@randomCADstuff]

Mass Timber is awesome. Only catch is that it can only be used for so many projects within a given generation: There simply isn't enough wood on the planet to build large amounts of mass timber structures.

[@mucsalto8377]

there is a lot more wood than you may think of and as it reduces the CO2 impact, it is very helpful to battle climate change.

[@towaritch]

@@mucsalto8377 Oh give us a break with your climate change cult for Chrissake

[@peterdecroos1654]

thats a benefit. this creates financial incentive to make more timber farms to soak up all that excess carbon in teh aptmosphere

[@lau6927]

@@towaritch remain ignorant if you like.

[@r.guerreiro140]

Bring your sources, please

[@WillCarrollHamilton]

THANK YOU. LOVE IT

[@touraneindanke]

Amsterdam finished “haut” almost and its 73 meter high.

[@hendrikhardeman9832]

The name Haut is derived from French *haut* which means high or tall. Unlike the French word it is derived from, Haut is pronounced the same way as Dutch *hout* (meaning wood) as a reference to the innovative wood construction method.

[@beldengi]

Concrete high rise buildings in Australia are cracking; residents have to leave and then find millions of dollars for repairs; their apartments are judged worthless. This is happening in both Melbourne and Sydney.

[@bpd8426]

It's the developers/contractors usa has huge buildings that are old and still holding up. We do have 1 simular as the one in Australia in san Francisco, but again it's the developers/contractors and designers not all of them are perfect.

[@bpd8426]

China has problems with there big buildings to.

[@bpd8426]

@Valmar Hispaniae we just recently in my state had a building collapse because of bad engineering hard rock cafe in new Orleans.

[@bpd8426]

@Valmar Hispaniae well wood is renewable iron isnt once its rusted it's done. I'm not on the wood bandwagon. I just see it as another option. It's good to have options. Forest can be regrown easily. Remember one of the mass extinctions was a worldwide forest fire... they grow back.

[@MikeYoungeasytravel]

That is a construction problem, not a concrete problem!

[@someoneonly]

Damn that looks good

[@pygmygiant]

it’s spelled wood*

[@quasimodo8215]

@@pygmygiant 😂👍✌

[@mireilleoccean1255]

there are also Sara Cultural Centre and Wood Hotel in Sweden

[@arctic-1878]

It's more fire safe than steel and concrete? How does that work?

[@davidskarify]

In the event of a fire in a building with glued laminated timber as a carrier material, a charring process occurs which creates a protective layer of charcoal around an intact core of fresh wood. As the tree does not lose its bearing properties by fire, it means that the firefighters can extinguish the fire before the building collapses. Other materials require more hand laying to achieve the same fire resistance, which involves a cost advantage for glued laminated timber.

[@markhesketh9467]

Steel has to be protected from fire, in the UK steel beams are wrapped up in double layers of heat resistant plasterboard. The reason is simple, metals expand quickly and exert huge forces on the walls etc that they are attached to, often pushing walls over and collapsing buildings.

[@CUBETechie]

@@davidskarifyErwin Thomas houses dont even use glue

[@johannlopez4524]

​@@CUBETechie the material used in multi-story wood buildings, "Mass Timber," uses glue. It's relatively new technology. Look it up. It's pretty nifty.

[@scorpionblade4112]

The building burns more yes, but it takes much longer to collapse

[@MrBoliao98]

What's a good investment, tree plantations But frankly if this is the tropics, that apartment would have termites and mould.

[@Fanzindel]

The wood is obviously treated to withstand mold and termites.

[@MrBoliao98]

@@Fanzindel you don't come from the tropics, you do know you have to regularly treat the wood every few years. Not to mention the rotting and warping from too much rain.

[@Fanzindel]

@@MrBoliao98 first of all, you don’t know where I’m from. Second, you’d be surprised what technologies there are for wood treatment. Plus, there are more moisture resistant types of wood. Things have been built from wood in all regions of the planet for a very long time, this isn’t exactly rocket science 😉

[@MrBoliao98]

@@Fanzindel thrs a reason none of the wood structures last more than a hundred years. The best solution is just building a decent concrete building and making it last, and taking care of it to reduce emissions.

[@Fanzindel]

@@MrBoliao98 that’s nonsense but ok. There are plenty of wooden buildings that are more than 100 years old, plus, they were built 100 years ago with knowledge and technology from that time. You don’t think research has come some ways to figure out how to make wood last even longer? (Hint: it has) At the same time there are concrete buildings that have very much decayed over time. But of course there weren’t very many concrete buildings built 100 years ago so you wouldn’t see all that many 100 year old concrete buildings today. Wood isn’t gonna replace all building materials but it sure is a good alternative to many, including concrete. Especially concrete I should say, given it sequesters carbon from the atmosphere as opposed to concrete, which releases CO2 into the atmosphere. That seems to be a relevant factor as well when considering building materials. Lastly, all building materials need some form of maintenance to, well, maintain them over time. Although I dont know how taking care of a building reduces emissions 🤔 Regardless, nobody is telling you you can’t use concrete for your construction projects, rest assured 😌

[@kennethsee6262]

Famaldihide is processed in to wood when pressured kiln

[@scorpionblade4112]

Only for heavily treated wood.

[@bradwooldidge6979]

That’s really cool, but couldn’t you burn the whole thing down with a lighter? And what about termites?

[@dweuromaxx]

@Brad Woolidge The building is well protected against fire, and termites don't feel very comfortable in Norway, it is too cold for them...❄❄❄😉

[@BrooneyGloomer]

Lets hope nobody forgets a pizza in the oven :)

[@yummymommy4717]

Wood is natural and alive. I think we should all build wooden houses..

[@charg1nmalaz0r51]

well its not alive if the tree was hacked down lol

[@towaritch]

....it s alive that' s why you want to cut 🌲 😂

[@fantasyteamshorts6112]

I would love to build a vertical farm like this using just Bamboo and grow the building each year

[@lS-qp6zq]

Kind of reminded of the Three Little Pigs story. But perhaps the Norwegian technology have made significant breakthroughs regarding the strength of that material because wooden structures indeed has a distinct charm than concrete and steel.

[@korakys]

Bricks are surely the best at keeping wolves out, but for me, living in an earthquake country, wood is clearly number one.

[@buriedalive3192]

When looking at a weight to strength ratio, glulam, one of the materials used for buildings such as this is three times as strong as steel. Steel can span longer distances and steel beams/columns can be thinner, but heavy duty timber such as this is by no means weak.

[@Saylesshomie]

Termites: looks like free realestate to me fam

[@pittim]

wish i visit the place one day and see how it looks and works. There are sooo many isseus of safety and maintenance. From the natural elements, to fire safety and wood worms.

[@personal_1ntegration]

Skyscrapers are by tradition more than 150 meters tall. That is a tall wooden building, but it is not a skyscraper that could compare to the buildings in Hong Kong or New York. Sorry!

[@afgor1088]

and skyscrapers are also insanely cost, energy, labour and carbon inefficient

[@towaritch]

@@afgor1088 is it better to build million of acres on prime agricultural land ? Choose your poison...

[@sandeepnegi9478]

How much trees would be Cut to built this skyscrapper?

[@dweuromaxx]

@Sandeep Negi Certainly, a lot of trees would be needed there. But since wood is a renewable resource, its ecological Balance is quite positive in the end.

[@lucianene7741]

Cutting down trees for construction material as a way to reduce CO2... Seriously?

[@celopretto]

YES, the wood captures CO2 in the material and concrete releases during the production

[@celopretto]

the problem with cutting trees is not replacing them with new ones, but in this case they probably replant new

[@salzen6283]

Lovely

[@jetli740]

How many tree require to build this building? how can it be greener if that number of tree use to build this building is alive it can absorb much more co2

[@dweuromaxx]

@Jet Li Wood has a lighter carbon footprint than steel, concrete or many other building materials. More forests would be planted if more people built with wood. However, you are right about one thing: At the moment, the demand for wood is much higher than the natural supply. Also an important point to consider: forests should not be monocultures but diverse biotopes. Just like our society .😊🌲🌳

[@buriedalive3192]

The CO2 absorption and O2 production qualities of trees highly decrease after they reach maturity. Thus, if you cut down mature trees and plant new ones, you can increase these effect of a forest.

[@towaritch]

@@dweuromaxx " carbon footprint"....what a hoax. You should rather worry about overpopulation...." Human footprint". ( PLASTIC)

[@manueldavid7369]

beautiful

[@romnickbuenaflor4703]

How did they solve the termite problem?

[@dweuromaxx]

@Romnick Buenaflor There are simply no termites in Norway..

[@TheGeorgeous]

Should have had some info on how's it made.

[@kennethsee6262]

I wonder if I am allowed to bringing in my pet termites and carpenter ants

[@dweuromaxx]

@Kenneth see All right. But be aware that there is an anteater on every floor...😉

[@airdany]

Nice!

[@bengaltiger96]

Are the elevator cores also timber-based? If so, then I'd really be impressed. If they cheated with a concrete shear core, but did wood everywhere else, I wouldn't fault that.

[@mucsalto8377]

normally you use a core of concrete for stairs and elevators to have a structural safe place in case of a fire. This is - technically - not necessary, but it helps to get your planning permission and calms peoples fear of fire hazard.

[@scorpionblade4112]

The elevator cores are also timber! Heres the Wikipedia page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mj%C3%B8st%C3%A5rnet

[@goober239]

*fire has entered the chat*

[@stefan514]

This thing is worth about 2 billion in 2021 :D

[@giantasparagus]

...how many acres did it take?

[@Ilovepineapple]

How many trees were cut to obtain raw material for this building?

[@Benny8940]

Exactly what I thought.

[@lpdude2005]

Norway is, as Sweden and Finland, a major producer of timber. In Norway, we actually cut too little timber than we should. We also have a rule about setting aside money when cutting timber so that you can immediately plant new or cultivate the landscape for faster growth. We could easily find timber for hundreds of thousands of new houses without any damage.

[@kutter_ttl6786]

What alternatives would you suggest instead of wood, more steel and concrete? Any building needs raw materials, the question should be which methods and materials will have less of an impact and be more sustainable?

[@arnurson]

A lot, I hope. Timber is a perfect choice of material to lower emissions. For environmental concerns, Norway needs to deforest quite a bit more so new trees can be replanted as well. It’s a win-win situation.

[@micheal_Wayne_III]

@@Benny8940 same

[@astrazenica7783]

Does this one use concrete cores too?

[@erichapolinario8964]

Super!

[@bhavinshukla428]

Thank god you don't have termite problems :-)

[@donaldewert2332]

The tallest is now being built in milwaukee, Wisconsin with 25 floors.

[@43sunray]

That is a lot of trees.

[@jokers7890]

"It's lotsa vood"

[@ogbanda5016]

we dont do that because fire risk and we used to much trees already . its cool to see how high you could build with wood tho.

[@nsfeliz7825]

wood is good if you want the doors to change and go out of alignment every month.

[@concerned_2023]

I planted a tree and grew a hotel.

[@mediumsizedm]

Fire Pests Maintenance Bad

[@javiergueneaudemussy3276]

bravo! cool! :D

[@texanleons]

iT GIVES ME WOOD.

[@gizka6816]

very creative name

[@adekorir]

Everyone in this feature looks so 'European'. Fascinating.

[@Cacowninja]

Can they paint the wood?

[@dweuromaxx]

@Fell Man They actually could If they wanted.

[@fantasyteamshorts6112]

Doesn't wood takes long to grow? I beleive they have used wood that would take another 50 years to grow, now imagine how many tries it would take to make such thing at a large scale...

[@marius8333]

Norway currently has a problem where feeding grounds for animals are disappearing due to trees taking growing faster than we can cut them down. Imagine siberia, that is all i have to say.

[@enriqueemfloressanchez1728]

It doesn't take very long.

[@johannlopez4524]

"In a nutshell, it involves sticking pieces of soft wood - generally conifers like pine, spruce, or fir, but also sometimes deciduous species such as birch, ash, and beech - together to form larger pieces." Pine trees can reach maturity after just 25 years.

[@towaritch]

@@marius8333 stop hunting down whales seals wolves and 🐻

[@marius8333]

@@towaritch I want that to stop too, what do you suggest I do about it?

[@sylvesteruchia5263]

Something about saying "tallest wooden building in the world" jus scares me.

[@dweuromaxx]

Yes, a little like 'world's deepest swimming pool'🥴

[@larsyvindgrindrud8341]

As to my knowledge this was the tallest timbered building when it was completed. There are taller wooden buildings so that is another matter.

[@probro6722]

Untill some idiot in 20 years wants to renovate, and cuts the beam to make it more "spacious".

[@BabyBytheBeach]

I thought this would be a hit piece on why the building isn’t fire safe...

[@afgor1088]

wood buildings actually are pretty fire safe, especially the treated stuff they usually use. bonus unlike other materials it keeps it's strength in a fire so the whole building isn't going to collapse

[@mathiastwp]

Lot of norwinglish in Brumunddal, apparently.

[@spudluver47]

How many acres of trees were cleared for this structure? I’d guess at least 100.

[@r.guerreiro140]

Far more, on a slow growing boreal forrest

[@jamescad1]

lets see it will stand the test of time, come back and comments in 5 years time

[@crayopopp7171]

You kill a tree to build your house and say wood is living???

[@oaedeoi]

It’s a sad place we’re living in, I’ve killed a broccoli just yesterday for egocentric reasons

[@mohaa10]

this is the city i live its called brumunddal

[@DCcopter]

And what if it roots in the rain

[@dweuromaxx]

@Dxopter You wouldn't need air conditioning anymore and you'd have a nice tree house! 😃

[@buriedalive3192]

It won't, it's highly treated wood.

[@darc1290]

It may be an example for the world to follow but too many countries are too stubborn to take any advice from another country.

[@bidhayakroy7655]

How's this environment friendly if you need to cut thousands of trees to get the wood?

[@madarawilkilu]

Renewable resource when compared to steel and concrete

[@rohinandgaonkar9013]

How many years it will least????

[@steinarhaugen7617]

At least 1000 years, just like the Norwegian stave churches.

[@suchsagoodboy]

How many years the lifetime is gonna be?

[@aayushnarayanofficial]

Good for cold areas where fungus growth is little.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

How is it more fire safe than steel and concrete? They didn't explain anything.

[@sang8720]

They treated it with flame retardant chemical. This video has a lot more detail on the construction and what they do to combat moisture, fire etc.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5alh4GdgtCWptk

[@l-dogtheman1685]

Because wood can deal with high temperatures much better than steel and concrete. And a protective charcoal layer will form on wood in modern buildings. You can look it up. A wood skyscraper won't collapse during a fire, unlike concrete skyscrapers.

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

@@l-dogtheman1685 But steel and concrete don't burn in the first place, so they're not going to add fuel to the fire and increase temperatures.

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Yep, the most beautiful challenge of all times fans, convert old buildings on to sustainable ones, how to add the green coat, the smog eaters courtain or vertical gardens or smart panels to neutralize pollution, that would be a huge revolution fans, hoping that trees and forests will be saved. Still l do not get the news about bamboo wood use instead of devastating forests for toilet paper manufacturing

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