Why Finland is Building a Wood City

[@TheB1M]

Hi everyone - we're getting lots of comments about fire resistance and sustainability. We'd recommend watching the video and reading the following: Fire Resistance - Timber actually burns much more reliably than steel and can give a greater overall level of building fire safety. Unlike unprotected steel, timber can remain structurally stable when subjected to high temperatures. When exposed to fire, the outer layer of timber chars and forms a layer around the structural core, which can retain its load bearing capacity. Timber's inherent fire resistance allows it to comply with the fire resistance classes - withstanding blazes for between 30 to 120 minutes depending on its engineering and formation. Sustainability - We only advocate building with timber where the material is sourced from sustainably managed forests. This is the case with all major timber manufacturers and indeed with all the timber shown in this video. Building with timber is much more sustainable than producing concrete or steel. The production process benefits the environment during the growth phase, emits less carbon during the manufacturing phase and improves the embodied carbon of the finished structure. Timber construction's widespread uptake would lead to the planting of more forests, lower the impact of concrete manufacture (which currently accounts for 8% of all greenhouse gas emissions) and reduce construction's overall impact on the environment.

[@neilmu3494]

Yeah pin it.

[@dtomlins851]

@The BIM What do you think about sourcing bamboo as a core building material?

[@rolandsallstrom]

If Im not totally wrong you also have to have sprinkler system in larger wooden buildings. This is not mandatory for normal buildings

[@dtomlins851]

Chad Thundercock recyclable yes, but neither sustainable nor very eco friendly.

[@Q_QQ_Q]

How is wood stronger than steel ?

[@salmanahjum-mathee9055]

Timber construction is just fascinating to me and its something that really interests me. Finland are doing an excellent job. Thanks B1M for this video

[@patrickhyde4892]

Agreed! More timber construction content, please

[@efraim6960]

It shall be called Timberland.

[@iapplerefresh]

Yesssss

[@LamZL1]

I wooden be so sure about that..

[@Joe-ij6of]

I don't remember oakaying this

[@krxbloxx]

nice

[@RAREFORMDESIGNS]

Good name, I'm sure they will discuss that at the next board meeting.

[@alexanderdamkr5171]

You say in the video that building with wood is more environmentally friendly which is true but I think it is worth mentioning just how much better it actually is. If the wood is sourced sustainably, construction is actually pulling out CO2 from the atmosphere, and depositing it in the building material, rather than concrete which emits large amounts of CO2. A HUGE plus for the environment.

[@devonking8727]

I agree but just a quick clarification for those reading, the production of cement is the huge c02 emitter but the actual concrete will suck up a substantial amount of c02 from the atmosphere over the course of a few decades of existence where exposed to atmosphere, still not as good as not putting the stuff into the atmosphere to begin with though, like the wood structure.( excluding metal fastenings etc. which concrete also has steel reinforcement so i cant say for or against there as i don't know what the difference is between the two methods in terms of steel usage) . :)

[@kennethdarlington]

Why everybody forgetting about chemicals needed to be put in timber to protect it from being eaten, rotten, burnt etc.? Construction timber is not your “friendly neighborhood“ timber.

[@yay-cat]

but I wonder about the life cycle. like in 50 years do you dismantle the building and reuse / recycle the wood or would old wood be used in furnaces etc?

[@kennethdarlington]

@@yay-cat building 50 years lifespan buildings is quite not environmentally friendly in the first place.

[@centurion1945]

@@kennethdarlington Simply kiln drying or seasoning lumber will protect it from rot for hundreds of years if its not regularly exposed to water. There are timber beams in my house that are at least 150 years old, and will probably last another 150. As for pests and mites applying a coat of paint or varnish will hinder insect damage in most cases. As for the glue, modern engineered timber mainly uses polyurethane based adhesives that are free of volatile organic compounds and don't off-gas once cured.

[@ossimarttila9966]

I dont get it that why are so many people in the comments so terrified of wooden constuctions and are worried about the deforestation in Finland. In some countrys things might be differnt but in finland we know how to take care of our forests and our forest grows faster than are being cut down. We dont destroy our nature. We actually own some forest and know something about this. If the forest is cut down a new one wil be planted to replace it. Its about 40-60 year cycle but in those years you have 2-3 thinnings before the final cutting. That way its not just a one time deal to harvest a forest. When the thinnings are done correctly the woods will be healtyer and still grow faster. I myself enjoy watching a forest grow year by year that i have planted my self when i was a litle kid. I take care of those forests that me and my father owns and when the time comes for the thinnings we get a (hopefully) profit out of it. And later when the final cutting is the cycle will start all over again.

[@vedran5582]

@@anttwo Possible, I'm not Finnish, but extraction of wood resources from forests in a sustainable way comes down to just thinning the forest which makes the trees and the low growth much healthier. New growth/planted forests are often a bit too dense and the canopy totally blocks the sun from reaching the forest ground which is detrimental to the ecosystem of a forest.

[@Theorimlig]

@@anttwo I doubt that very much, the trees belong to the landowner. If a finnish person could weigh in with some info that'd be good.

[@lionhearted1969]

@@anttwo In the Philippines, particularly in Cebu, for every mature tree that you cut or fell with permission, you need to plant 100 saplings elsewhere as replacement either of the same species or didfferent species as designated by the local authority. But for every tree that you fell or destroy without asking permission, aside from replacement of 100 saplings, you also have to pay fines and imprisonment.

[@lionhearted1969]

​@@aeuhfde6540 In Cebu, Philippines, you have to ask permission from local authority before you can cut or fell a mature tree, whether you own the tree or not. Then for every mature tree that you cut, you have to plant 100 saplings in a pre-assigned timberland area. Cebu used to be deforested after centuries of deforestation by Spanish colonizers to supply timber back in Spain and other European countries during the Spanish era. Few native forests remain in Cebu but lots of newer forests growing all over Cebu.

[@ponekadglup6649]

people dont understand how forest management works. some trees get down so that younger ones can grow. some get cut down to then get planted again for more efficient use.

[@rasmusm.4455]

I'm a simple estonian. I see Finland, i click like.

[@Jonttuf17]

[@SofaKingShit]

@@littlefab5389 It's spelled "Iceland" in English. "Island" is ejya. Please don't even ask about Ireland, that's when it all gets really confusing.

[@mborder8428]

10dogs2cats1donkey Nah, he is spanning some religious bullshit. Hann er asni.

[@Petra_the_explorer]

Goes both ways - as a simple Finn - I see Estonia and I click like.

[@finnicvoice4974]

Tere beloved neighbor! ❤

[@MatthijsVDS]

The way the narrator says "timber" gives me a warm fireplace-like feeling inside

[@un-nerdyneko]

until that fireplace burns down the whole city.

[@MatthijsVDS]

@@un-nerdyneko did you watch the video?

[@un-nerdyneko]

@@MatthijsVDS not all of it...

[@stevenloeffler1266]

Bruh same

[@PersonManManManMan]

Offtopic: that's a cool looking profile pic

[@muhummadalsaddique8293]

No one, absolutely no one.... Can hate this guy's voice.

[@iamtuzii]

i agree, this voice is amazing!

[@phoule76]

like liquid wood

[@adrianavillacis9998]

I love this video 😊😊.

[@randomegg6199]

Except for haters

[@kevinj.walter4365]

*Guy reads comment* Starts a guided meditation KZbin channel because his voice is so good.

[@Drakonus_]

Let's hope no one does a gender reveal party there....

[@potatopotatoeOG]

Why? I'm so lost XD Edit: wow. Okay gender reveal parties starting fires lol. Thanks for all the replies🤗😂

[@singleturbosupra7951]

Luckily those are not a thing here, and hopefully never will :D

[@dinis8271]

ComfortMsfit what’s that?

[@icewink7100]

@@potatopotatoeOG at least 2 wildfires in the US were started by baby gender reveal parties.

[@hawthornroot]

gender reveal parties are mainly american thang tho...amirite? lol

[@Alexander-pi8by]

I live in Finland and didn't even know about this...

[@mrhater123]

Joensuussa ja Jyväskylässä rakennetaan samanlaisia myös

[@TheSibeee]

hewlett jepjep, Joensuussa taitaa olla suomen (ellei jopa euroopan?) korkein puukerrostalo

[@tired2266]

Toi ei oo kyl mikää ihme ku tuol ei oo mitää sellasta nähtävää muuta ku länsiterminaali. Asun iha tos vieres nii mul on vähä vaikeet missata.

[@Kimle1]

En kyl mäkään

[@osku22]

En miekään :D

[@kaimiar]

More videos about Finnish/Nordic construction projects, please!🇫🇮

[@lassemanninen4750]

U mean like Olkiluoto 3? Worlds most expensive nuclear powerstation. Only 12y late.

[@davidwalsh9807]

Finland 🇫🇮 is so far ahead in their thinking on many things - socially, environmentally, educationally etc just all round awesomeness

[@TheB1M]

Agreed!! Everyone is so friendly too. One of our favourite countries 🇫🇮

[@kylepowell7266]

But has one of the highest Suicides rates in the world 🤔

[@techiescience474]

Finland is great 🙏🌴

[@sumitlamba2762]

But doesn't building buildings with wood effect environment

[@J1mmyXQ]

@@kylepowell7266 Finland had a pretty high suicide rates back in the 1990's, but now it is lower than in US, for example. Of course this doesnt stop the memes

[@Maysti87]

"Finlands long tradition building with timber dates back to 16th century" yeah yeah before that used concrete

[@henri9109]

Before 16th century we used to live under the trees like forest trolls.

[@henri9109]

@@guruchintanan5686 Quite the opposite actually. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3_NdH6FZr6rb9E

[@mashedtomato2079]

@@guruchintanan5686 I believe he was being sarcastic my friend.

[@mashedtomato2079]

@@guruchintanan5686 American haha. Your nil for two on your guesses in this comment section.

[@vampire5131]

@@guruchintanan5686 why u embarassing yourself

[@bimDe2024]

It's simple, because Finland has a lot of wood.

[@tespiii]

But also the know-how.

[@Tha_Monsta88]

And gay advertising

[@Forlfir]

Well, it can be used anywhere, a lot of countries have to import concrete or materials to make it, why not wood instead?

[@Forlfir]

@@Tha_Monsta88 you mean not having a problem with gay people?

[@letheas6175]

@@Tha_Monsta88 gay advertising? You mean they treat people equally regarding race, sexual preference etc. If so, yes, most of northern europe is good with human rights. Gay advertising is not a thing.

[@banana-bunny]

Someone: Makes a video about Finland Finns: Let us introduce ourselves

[@PresidentialWinner]

It's nice to be mentioned. Especially since we are such a small country, only five million people. Is this only a Finnish thing?

[@jubmelahtes]

@@PresidentialWinner no us Norwegians do this too

[@jarovanduren5641]

@@PresidentialWinner Dutch people too

[@sundalongpatpat]

@@PresidentialWinner We, Filipinos, are NOTORIOUS.

[@aryanbhuta3382]

Meanwhile, we Americans don't need to, because our country comes up in discussion anyway.

[@SamuelKristopher]

Helsinki is certainly one of my favourite cities ever, and I try to travel there at least once a year.

[@PresidentialWinner]

@My Life I live in Helsinki, and i travel to Alicante, Spain every year, have done so for a decade now. (Yet i have traveled around the world) You know why? It's because when you find something great, why keep looking for something even better? With that attitude you will never be content in your life. Oh you were offered a job with an amazing salary and great possibilities and you would love that job? Better keep looking, who knows maybe i can find an even better job! The same goes for looking for a partner. Of course it's best to explore in life and to travel everywhere also, but you get the point.

[@aryanbhuta3382]

@@americandreaminfinland What happened to the US? Sure, the current president has been controversial. What president hasn't? Questionable actions/terrible tweeting habits? Sure. Nothing of substance. What's so terrible about this?

[@diegoperez2090]

@@PresidentialWinner No offence but Helsinki is one of the most boring places I've been to in my life. Both from architectual and cultural perspective. Even Tallinn seems to be a much more interesting and historical city. Don't get me wrong, Helsinki might be a great place to live and I loved cycling there, but it feels like a place for retirees.

[@tellingfoxtales]

Can't imagine the unnecessary carbon emissions produced for the sake of your impulses.

[@norpriest521]

Bro give me some money. I can't make enough money in my third world country over here. So give me some so I can travel like you

[@bettacup8507]

It is great material that no need to mine minerals such as for metals and cement. Timber is strong and last long.

[@workman88]

Too bad we need that foliage to breath. It's the earths lungs. I would rather have those metals and cement structures, followed by trees replanted to offset emissions.

[@emmamemma4162]

@@workman88 As long as the forests are properly managed you don't need to worry about the earth losing it's lungs because of timber buildings. Finnish forests are harvested in a controlled manner and new trees are always planted to replace the old. Using timber in a building also ties the carbon dioxide the trees have stored in them for a much longer time than if the trees were left to rot in the forest. You are right to be worried about the forests of the world, but that is more due to intentional forest fires and large-scale destruction of rain forests.

[@davidbee3704]

@@emmamemma4162 Well said.

[@samihanski4086]

@Y3arZer0 With timber you avoid greenhouse gas emissions from cement and steel production and also big part of the idea of building from timber is that it works as long-term storage of carbon (carbon sink). When steel and concrete barely store any carbon, timber stores CO2 taken up from the air by trees that are harvested. So as long it’s done sustainably, timber is very good choice.

[@ihkpk7244]

@@workman88 While it is especially bad to cut down trees for burning them or just burning (rain)forests for more space as it releases a lot of CO2 into the atmosphere, wooden materials actually can help fighting enviromental problems. The wood being built into these buildings is actually CO2 which has been taken from the atmosphere and is now stored as wood in these buildings while new trees being planted themselves can take more CO2 from the atmosphere while releasing oxygen. So you can build up a cycle of cutting trees and use them as building materials while replanting them to continue drawing CO2 from the atmosphere which again can be cut down in 50-100 years to replant. A forest with fully grown trees actually doesn't contribute too much oxygen to our atmosphere as the oxygen it releases and the CO2 it consumes levels out with the oxygen being consumed by the fauna living in that forest and the CO2 set free by decomposing dead plants. In fact about half of earth's oxygen "production" comes from the oceans by algae and bacteria. I agree that primeval and other old, natural forests should not be touched because they host valuable and diverse ecosystems but we have the space and opportunity in Europe to use regrowing forests as a resource for building materials to store the CO2 from the atmosphere in form of wood in our buildings. Of course we shouldn't just thoughtlessly cut down trees but we should consider this option as a viable opportunity, if done correctly :)

[@HelsinkifromAbove]

Great pleasure collaborating with you guys, awesome video!

[@Leo.fadi94]

I live in 14 story timber building, they just finished it a year a go here in joensuu, also we have a timber stadium

[@mrlloyd149]

this city: exists the big bad wolf: it's free real estate...

[@samsunguser3148]

bruhh

[@abc123abc12-f]

@@adamshaheedh lol

[@ShellymanStudios]

🤣🤣🤣

[@JimCedrickMOrtiz]

BRUH

[@AlasdairGR]

It won’t work this time. The little piggies apprenticed with a master carpenter and got engineering degrees 🤓😎

[@brookvillecity]

Anyone else wish they could narrate as smoothly as Fred Mills?

[@alastairking8571]

I like your friend juicy tazz 201

[@brookvillecity]

@@alastairking8571 :)

[@d_mm]

Dang we both watch flush city and this

[@ChimpityChoo]

KZbinr vaatividya may take the cake

[@ChimpityChoo]

Example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZu6gKxsntSJfqs&ab_channel=VaatiVidya

[@augustsiverskog2458]

Buildings with wood, they look even more good than glass skyscraper. Especially with plants 🌻

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

“Even more good” = better

[@Codraroll]

Why not both? Wooden load-bearing system, glass cladding. It's a nice combo.

[@eatingcereal5646]

@@Codraroll Sort of like what Wellington does?

[@colongie]

Yh but do u not see America

[@simonbauer83]

Ahh yes finally my city. A dream for architecture and innovation.

[@Abiodun92]

I love my city, truly a great place to live! Helsinki ❤️

[@R4de]

Nah this place is boring af

[@BD-lq4id]

Tokyo's History would like to have a word with Finland. (I meant this as a dumb little joke. I understand that there's a lot more development and materials science behind these modern wood structures and those centuries ago). It looks great and is probably better to build with degradable materials.

[@silcosilva]

i somehow remembered Japan had several temples and one mega temple built out of wood at a hillside with no nails, its like every pieces are 'just' slotted into place...

[@Forlfir]

The prob is that Japan didnt have the tech to make the wood not flammable

[@peach495]

@@Forlfir I'd bet money that tech only retards the flammability. Steal structures for instance receive an anti-inflammatory covering which severely slows down the flashpoint in which steal will burn, but doesn't stop it. Once it's past the flash point, even with the anti-inflammatory defense steal burns. I would imagine this woods anti-inflammatory is the same. Slows it down, but at some point it will burn. When it does, it'll go up like a matchbox.

[@centurion1945]

Resistance to large scale aerial firebombing is not a reasonable design standard by any stretch of the imagination.

[@Nyctotope]

I just saw someone (other than me) like this comment with my own eyes for the first time

[@jacobwestin6793]

Love to Finland from your dear neighbor Sweden

[@cumminlul2623]

☺️ Love sweden as much as finland

[@yaaq1237]

Gay

[@timomastosalo]

Wood you pass on the good idea?

[@device143]

@@timomastosalo hah

[@hjalmar-623]

We don’t like you here

[@Austin-fl5xe]

Always high quality and impressive work Keep up the good job B1M!

[@TheB1M]

Thank you so much!

[@Stikkelsbær]

We have similar buildings going up in British Columbia, such as a new dorm tower at the University of British Columbia, and a Wood Engineering Centre in Prince George as part of the University of Northern British Columbia.

[@FelipeEngineer]

The collaboration between designers, contractors, and builders was great to see in this video where the software enabled better collaboration. Thank you B1M for keeping the people in the forefront of building.

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

YAY! Finally a Nordic video! Next: Copenhagen and it's huge expansions of its city districts and metro lines! :D

[@TheB1M]

You're welcome!! We have covered Copenhagen, Norway, Sweden and Finland before..!

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

@@TheB1M This us true, but that has mainly been regarding sustainability and liveability and less about actual projects. Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo are the fastest growing capitals of Europe and they all have huge expansion plans and projects that are currently under way. Copenhagen has built 4 metro lines in just 20 years and there are 2 additional lines proposed, plus a conversion of their overground to metro as well which would give the city 200+ metro stations for a city of 2mill people. They are also planning huge new islands to be constructed and there are multiple new city districts being built. Same goes with Oslo and Stockholm where there is construction pretty much everywhere you look.

[@staropramen478]

@@pollutingpenguin2146 Don't forget that the inner city of Helsinki is growing almost twice in size while also building shit tons of high rises and a few skyscrapers.

[@552mustang]

@@pollutingpenguin2146 It's all over. Urban densification doesn't work with a deadly pandemic. People dont want to use public transport, are working at home, and are fleeing from cities.

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

@@552mustang You go tell them in Scandinavia then, because things are pretty much back to normal and people aren't doom and gloom there like many other irrational countries.

[@TheMajorStranger]

THe B1M: Why Finland is building a Wood City? Wood you like to know building guy!

[@jasheenjamenour3281]

Love the reference

[@gdmusician8708]

Heh

[@julianmx13]

You *wood* say that. Not to *bark* at you, but I’m about to *log* off now.

[@gdmusician8708]

Wow there's a lot of people after me when mine was an hour ago

[@gdmusician8708]

@Julian _ You got that smartly right of the bat

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Next time on The B1M: The Tallest Wooden Structures Under Construction in 2020 _Now with hyper-realistic renderings!_

[@Meskarune]

Some of those are actually real life buildings. I have been to them in person. FYI they also look fake in person lmao. Like it feels like you just jumped into a video game, its a weird feeling.

[@papihuey]

His voice makes these kind of video 50x more interesting

[@larsivar8772]

"Finlands long tradition of building with timber dates back to the 16th century".. Is this a joke? Finnish people has built with timber ever since the country became populated by humans after the last ice age ended, many thousand years.

[@SolibriInc]

Hello. The film is meant to portray commercial builds began in that century, you are right to say wood has been used by individuals way before that.

[@larsivar8772]

@@SolibriInc They built large public structures from wood, like bridges and churches long before the 16th century, and certainly also buildings were goods were bought and sold. I dont see how the distinction you're making is valid.

[@timomastosalo]

@@larsivar8772 Yeah, maybe public building we can't claim to have existed since the Ice Age - but it's hard to say when it started. Finns made wooden fortifications linked with stony hills before the Viking Age.

[@timomastosalo]

@@guruchintanan5686 Well, the area around Denmark un the Southern Scandinavia was likely never Finno-Ugric. It was somewhere in the Central Scandinavia they had reached, Some came from Denmark, and the others from the Polar Sea area, Lapland. The Finno-Ugric were before the Germanic people in the North-eastern Europe for sure. What's now Russia north of Volga, was only inhabited by Russians after the Viking Age. The North-Western Russians there are very similar to Finns, genetically mostly, and more and more Russian proper (Eastern European) the further south we go. Even Moscow was established on the lands of some Finnish related tribes (Merya, Muroma and Meshchera) - how closely related, we don't know anymore. Those people assimilated to Russians, but left some sings tp the Russian language. Like Ukrainian is very close to the Russian language, but it's more like the other Indo-European ones by the grammar.

[@timomastosalo]

@su si Castles, or fortresses from wood? Though there are interesting stone worls found all over the world, which could from the time before the ancient egypt pr Mesopotamia - maybe brfore the Flood.

[@Forlfir]

Another great video :) I have been talking to a thinktank in Helsinki and the projects they gave are amazing.

[@YatharthSharma007]

Why woodn't they

[@vijeshkumar692]

Dad joke man

[@vijeshkumar692]

@Erik also what if it catches fire?

[@manlikeryan]

i find your comment treegering

[@NonoNonaa]

I feel like there's a lot of misconceptions about wood buildings with the general public, believing wood to be much weaker and less sustainable than it actually is. You'll see almost ALL wooden houses around where I live, which is a wet, humid, and extreme climate. Goes from 100 degrees in the summer to -20 in the winter. Brick buildings here crumble before their wooden counterparts, because concrete can't move/adjust enough to adjust to the huge temperature and weather changes. Even my own house is about 100 years old with wooden framing and siding, and both are showing no signs of weakening since they're taken care of.

[@flaviolau4610]

Wood is weak in hot climates

[@timomastosalo]

100 ... Fahrenheit? Is it Philippines?

[@lionhearted1969]

I think countries that don't have other options to do things normally to survive are exempted from the universal law. Yes, using woods may be less sustainable than bricks and other materials but countries without much resoures than wood, then maybe wood is an essential part of life. In Iceland, hunting whales is completely legal, although whale hunting is not allowed elsewhere as all whales species are endangered. But for as long as the reforestation is faster or fast enough to compensate for the rate of forest loss, then maybe it's sustainable. But if the deforestation is faster than reforestation then surely it's not sustainable. Yes, it's possible for earthlings to do something about forest loss by planting trees more than we loss them. The only natural resources that earhtlings should not take for granted is the mining of natural gas and oil. Because we can't really do something to replace them. We exhaust their reserves until they run out but we have no way to compensate for its loss aside from completely avoiding its use.

[@djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853]

@@lionhearted1969 "What is the "universal law"? More bullshit, I guess.

[@waasiciye5249]

That is one of kind of the towns. Thanks for sharing @TheB1M.🏠🏘🏚

[@rikeep]

They were building the central library when I was last in Helsinki, it looked incredible. I can’t wait to visit again and see it finished (no pun intended)

[@malcpkim8]

Definitely cutting edge. 😀

[@drifzyy67]

Hello from Finland!

[@Muke514]

Recently archeologists found over 10 000 year old timber building in South Karelia, so we got long traditions indeed

[@fivegoldstar6811]

Plenty of other civilization that have much older wood construction.

[@emmamemma4162]

@@fivegoldstar6811 Are there preserved wooden structures that are much older than 1000 years? Please tell me where they are, that sounds really interesting!

Can you send me the source of that information, or tell me more about it, please?

[@Muke514]

@ www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/ae716124-fa1b-4a54-b956-72d6968fd237

[@northstar2621]

@@fivegoldstar6811 So what? 10 000 years is still long "tradition"

[@milokeresztesi266]

All skyscrapers look amazing with greenery and plants.

[@GFkilla17]

I love wooden architecture, we should all go back to that.

[@MetDaan2912]

Who else says “..., subscribe to the B1M” with him in your head 😂

[@pavifart]

Guilty! I even say it out loud 😎😂

[@jessegoodyear9890]

The curvature in the wood on the buildings is incredible! Has there ever been thoughts on making a video about hostile architecture? Thanks for the Great vids😄

[@Supernaut2000]

Interesting! As a general contractor we use LVL’s extensively and much preferred over steel beams, and cheaper too! Had to laugh at 05:21...with all the technology, computers and software, a worker is using one of the most basic of wood working hand tools, a simple wood plane/rasp! Some things don’t change!

[@Stevealasuseklwlsheow]

This channel just keeps getting better

[@TheB1M]

Thank you so much!! ✊️✊️

[@nik_evdokimov]

The building about which this video is is a pretty much must-visit place of architecture in Helsinki, I think

[@ohnoitsthecatman738]

I love Helsinki, its a gorgeous place

[@pauljmorton]

Make a video of the Deck and Arena project in Tampere, Finland!

[@Anton_B_08]

Very good video as always

[@TheB1M]

Thank you so much!!

[@davetv4705]

Awesome project! Nice presentation by the B1M as usual.

[@terrystephens1102]

A very informative episode - exciting to see more innovation with timber building products and prefabrication techniques.

[@ChimpityChoo]

IKEA (Sweden) designers assembly instructions confuse the average customer. Wood City (Finland) architects/designers/engineers: "Hold my beer"

[@davidhampton180]

If you don’t understand IKEA instructions get a brain

[@mr_n_sujit_mahto1846]

I love Finland ❤❤

[@mr.akinola07]

Next Video: Most underrated skylines!

[@LAG09]

When they built the apartment buildings they found out the hard way that they *DO* need weather protection during construction when a significant amount of water got into the core parts of the structure and mold started developing in there. The way they solved that was pumping anti-fungal agents and loads of hot air into the structure to kill the fungal growth and dry out the structure before they could start putting in the non-structural walls and flooring. Because of that it's basically guaranteed that eventually these buildings are going to develop a mold problem.

[@pierbertone2957]

The sponsor is so seamlessly incorporated that makes it seem like they planned the video around it, anywho, love this channel

[@ScorpionNani]

Finland is taking minecraft houses to a whole other level.

[@economicsinaction]

**The Finns flexing on everyone** ME: "fair play Finland, fair play"

[@sporasparel5032]

@Erik what in the fuck? 200 year old wooden houses are perfectly fine if they are made by someone with the knowledge

[@Lahiss]

@Erik Here's a wooden church from my hometown: build in 1794: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Church_of_Lappee Oldest wooden building in Finland is from 1626: fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%B6yrin_puukirkko So yeah, these buildings will be around for little more than 20 years.

[@Dewkeeper]

@Erik @Erik believe it or not, the aging of the facade is in fact taken into account in the design. Also you seem to think that it's impossible to innovate with 'old' materials despite the fact that these buildings employ hybrid timber and wood composite construction, including in load bearing structures. Furthermore, if you know anything about the lumber and wood/cellulose products industries (as I'm sure you do, given the confidence with which you speak) , you'd know that Finland is in fact a genuine pioneer in those fields both in research and industry, so i don't know why you'd scoff at the idea of this construction method being innovative. PS: no shit the B1M video is shilling for the company in question, that's what they do every time. As long as the actual content is worthwhile we can just tune out the advertising.

[@anagonyaowusu3119]

@@Dewkeeper Dude I'm so sorry that guy was bothering you! It wasn't explicit but he was clearly being condescending, good on you though for having enough patience to deal with people like that.

[@anagonyaowusu3119]

@@staropramen478 Again you shouldn't make marginalized statements of a whole people and their culture, we can all be nice to each other.

[@samuelcrichton7710]

love the video, cant wait to see some wooden buildings near me soon, should make for a more interesting and sustainable skyline. love it!

[@timothycrichton6759]

lol u dumb

[@ivanmolina5203]

I went from watching “Modern Marvels” and “How It’s Made” as a kid to watching the B1M and honestly life has just been too good to me. Great content as always! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️

[@sebby324]

Those shows are still on tv I watch them

[@ahmedeyani]

This idea of video and content really opens my mind. Thank you❤

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

We also need to be mindful that we use wood ethically. Extreme demand can cause deforestation.

[@TheB1M]

Absolutely - all of Stora Enso's wood is sourced from sustainably managed forests.

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

@@TheB1M My worry is when a large country like China and its insatiable appetite wants to try wood. It's said they've used more concrete last year than the US used in the 20th Century.

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

@@fscarp Hopefully!

[@Axeminister]

Most forests are "sustainably" managed in the western world today. Most developed countries post positive forest growth numbers. The true problem lies in trading a natural forest understory with nothing but economically significant varieties like pine, spruce, and fir. Only a small number of species can thrive in mono-variety forests.

[@BD-lq4id]

@@TheB1M while I think mining from mountains, etc is very bad too, the idea of a "sustainably managed" forest is a complete myth fabricated by the timber industry.

[@ScrubbinLyfe]

So this is where all that money from clash of clans is going.

[@timomastosalo]

Super Cell office is included in these buildings, yes. Not the worst way to spend the money. Not by far.

[@sunsetsam33]

Visited Finland some years ago and some of the wood work I saw there was astonishing. Some very high level of craftsmanship. Also the adoption of technology was very far ahead of the US. A lot to admire in this country. And as our infamous crazy President claims you rake your forests. How great is that? LOL.

[@JohnJohansen2]

WOW! Just WOW! Please bring more about timber building.

[@WildBill-kf2pc]

Amazing video. Love this channel. 🇺🇸

[@plantdaddy2371]

Helsinki continues to be one of the most comfortable, liveable and beautiful cities in Europe

[@beeniemen]

Plant Daddy all Scandinavians capitals are imo

[@djremotion2]

It is not, almost impossible already to move with car or own car. So businesses are dying. With our current ministers, so is economy.

[@plantdaddy2371]

EE DESIGN are we talking about the same city???

[@djremotion2]

@@plantdaddy2371 Yes. I live here. It is awful.

[@plantdaddy2371]

EE DESIGN i lived there last year and will be moving back shortly.. I have no complaints

[@12kenbutsuri]

I just passed this building today when visiting the mega electronics store right near by XD

[@mpaulm]

I can’t believe a game app ‘Supercell’, has its own building.😳

[@ululirekka7413]

Michael Meloche Supercell is not an app. Its probably the most succesfull mobile game company in the world with many super popular games in the appstore and google play.

[@ukkeliskukkelis8971]

It’s not an app, it has made super popular games amongst children. For example, Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Boom Beach and Brawl Stars. I’m sure you’ve heard of atleast one of them

[@teslaequals-s.3.x.y188]

You realize supercell has own small skyscraper look it up

[@blanco7726]

ULULI Rekka I’d say the most successful mobile game company is Tencent, but they are not exclusively a mobile game company. They control a huge part of the mobile game market and I’m pretty sure they even own Supercell

[@mpaulm]

@@blanco7726 Wow. I'm learning a lot more on this channel. Thanks peeps.

[@xWood4000]

Some houses have already started to have mold on Jätkäsaari, because they are a hybrid between concrete and timber. Timber houses themselves are very good though

[@InsongWhang]

I've drove past this building a plenty of times, never did I learn about this all until now! Tomorrow I will have a better look when I go past it!

[@raapija]

Everyone: "Wow, great job Finland!" Me, a Finnish person: "What the f is this? Why do I not know about this?"

[@beeniemen]

In America they construct most of suburban houses in wood isn’t it ?

[@samuellam1560]

Yes. But there aren’t as much subrurbs in Finland so the wood buildings they’re making are bigger and impressive. I would think it’s the same concept structurally though

[@552mustang]

Depending on the region, yes. Like out here in the Seattle area, everything is wood as far as houses and thats because Western Washington is basically a large evergreen forest with cities cut out of it.

[@simranjitsingh8416]

Yes but the timber needs to be sourced from sustainable forests for this idea to be applicable, which most of it is not.

[@povelvieregg165]

Suburban housing in wood is old news, the big new thing here is using wood for large buildings. Normally large buildings are made using concrete. The motivation for using wood instead is that wood holds CO2, so it is a great way of taking CO2 out of the atmosphere.

[@thwalesproductions]

And wood houses are the reason most of the south coast gets destroyed in a hurricane instead of using Brick or concrete for houses, the European way

[@K_okis]

The actual Answer ”Cause Why Not?”

[@SaturnCanuck]

That is amazing. Modern technology meeting old world materials.

[@richardmackenzie7231]

Fantastic informative again love it

[@shaikshafi1284]

We Indians build many temples entirely out of stone which is carved and is a lot of manwork Very less carbon footprint, beautiful and spiritual feel occur in these temples

[@Charlzton]

@andreiiliescu1 well considering that most of these temples were built without modern construction tools and motor vehicles that's BS lol- their carbon footprint is extremely low because the construction emitted barely any greenhouse gases and destroyed minimal habitats

[@nicosmind3]

Yes but all religions are bullshit making it a pointless endevour and a waste of everyones time. So yeah theyre beautiful to look at, but resources could have been used for something actually useful

[@urfork1]

Bitchute is better than KZbin religion isn’t entirely bullshit. It has a lot of positive effects on the mind, and can give people purpose. It’s not a pointless endeavor. Not everything about religion is negative, and not everything about religion is positive. Religion is not useless, and we got through at least 1000 years doing just fine with religion being one of the most important things in life. Sure, things weren’t great, but you speak of religion like it’s a cancer that will destroy our society, I assure you, it is not that bad.

[@daos3300]

​@andreiiliescu1 amusingly, it's you who is failing to understand the principle. you can't just compare a random machine using diesel to working humans. you also have to take into account the structures and systems behind that machine and all the resources used to bring that about. drilling and refining oil, mining ore to make metal etc etc. it's called the bigger picture, and you've missed it completely. carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse emission created by a person or entity to achieve a given result. the labourers working on temples have to eat and wear clothes and live somewhere regardless of what they are doing. so in the context of stone temple building, the carbon footprint of manual labour is virtually zero.

[@daos3300]

@andreiiliescu1 yeah, you're clearly still missing the point.

[@superjelo]

*FINLAND IS BUILDING A WOOD CITY* TERMITES: MUSIC TO MY EARS

[@mantynen80]

It sounds like an opportunity, but termites don't survive from Finnish winter. They are freezing out. So at least for now, there are no termites around Finland.

[@Jimmytakala]

There are no termites in my country Finland🤦🏽

[@skaltura]

no termites in Finland. Perhaps too cold for them?

[@shitpostcentraI]

Termites? Never heard of her.

[@tahdenlento3607]

We have no termites

[@summitupman995]

KZbin: Why Finland is building a wood city Me: Let me guess, everyone's forgotten 1666 already

[@jujuse6174]

Hello, as always this is a great video thank you. I would also like to thank you because each time you release a video, it's time for me to improve my english accent because as a french I have a very bad english accent and your voice, your speak rythym, prononciation and accent are so great that, with help from the subtitles, I try to speak as similarely as you during the video. That is no easy task sometimes but it really helps to improve my english skills So thank you again ^^

[@leonweisz6200]

Amazing video, as always!

[@dennissorensen8765]

I'm concerned about the naming of the morning paper for the local area. "The Morning ....?" 😄🙈

[@GamePlay-sc3vo]

Finland Top! 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮

[@remkoburger6595]

Missed opportunity to end with: "Wood you like to know more?"

[@twotwo8793]

This Channel is the Best, Truly Speaking 👍👍

[@sakariojanen2240]

I get to see the site every day from my school's window!

[@not_herobrine3752]

Me: *makes a city out of wood planks in minecraft* Also me *accidentally selects flint and steel and burns the whole city down*

[@door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978]

You wake up on an apartment in Finland, you'll get morning wood.

[@walterlol]

Could someone tell me how they avoid rotting and mites?

[@Diogeneselcinico42]

6 minutes of video, but that wasn't explained.

[@jonathanweimane6926]

They had problems with water/mold and they look like crap

[@jonathanweimane6926]

@@ohasis8331 Yeah then it's real "green washing" just put more toxic things inside the buildings and breathe it in

[@rubenayla]

I think they heat the wood to very high temperatures without oxygen (so that it doesn't burn) to kills the pests inside and make it waterproof www.hardwooddistributors.org/postings/what-is-thermally-modified-wood

[@ahti29]

theSheik,you simply elliminate the reasons what causes rotting and mold.

[@Unraveled]

This is amazing! Who could have thought that innovations in wood construction were still being made in the era of the skyscraper?

[@julian5701]

I can‘t believe I just watched a 6:25 min ad and loved it!

[@iamtuzii]

i know nothing about construction, I'm here to listen to the voice.

[@timomastosalo]

Did you learn something about construction?

[@realkilju]

1:17 holy shit thats from the town where i live, Jyväskylä

[@TheLiamster]

I could build a city out of my morning wood.

[@major600]

But before too long, such a city would go limp.

[@Thumbhit1]

Real wood lasts for a good long time, heard your wood is only strong for 10 seconds.

[@major600]

@@Thumbhit1 X-D

[@lassemanninen4750]

Pics, or did not happend.

[@Jukisoba]

If that's the case, I doubt that there would be any skyscrapers.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

That was beautiful. Thank you for this article video.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

I would like to thank The B1M merchandise selection. I received two white T-shirts and two coffee mugs. I like the design.. Thank you and please continue to educate everyone with regards to buildings around the world.

[@aalexg13]

Hello there, keep up with the good work guys! Your videos are incredible. Are you planning on making a video about the engineering used for building the sky deck, called "The edge" ? It would be really interesting.

[@WengChoongChan]

What about fires? Didn't we move away from wood because of all the massive fires happening around several major cities? Chicago, London, New York, etc. to name a few. You mentioned that it can withstand higher temperature compared to untreated wood, but nonetheless still very much flammable. Great idea but I don't think it's practical. Wait til you have a termite problem or worse, mold

[@johnchan5333]

Not to mention how wood easily rots. Concrete gets stronger as it ages unlike wood.

[@WengChoongChan]

I think it's glorified especially since it's from a scandinavian country. If this was Indonesia, no one would bat an eye

[@AttilaKattila]

No termites in Finland, and as long as the wooden buildings are built correclty mold, moisture, rotting etc. aren't a problem really. Allowing the wood to breathe can solve that.