Skyscrapers made from wood (1 Viewer)

[GroveDiesel]

This is fascinating and pretty awesome.

http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/worlds-most-advanced-building-material-wood-0?dom=PSC&loc=recent&lnk=6&con=the-worlds-most-advanced-building-material-is-wood

 

[TheIronSheik]

Luckily wood is non-flammable.

Plus, what if a big, bad wolf shows up?

 

[Parrothead]

the best wood is morning wood

 

[GroveDiesel]

Luckily wood is non-flammable.

Plus, what if a big, bad wolf shows up?

They actually address the fire thing. Apparently this engineered wood simply chars on the outside which creates a seal around the interior wood. According to the article, this wood product actually performs better in a fire than steel which simply melts.

 

[fatness]

They need leaves.

 

[Parrothead]

Luckily wood is non-flammable.

Plus, what if a big, bad wolf shows up?

They actually address the fire thing. Apparently this engineered wood simply chars on the outside which creates a seal around the interior wood. According to the article, this wood product actually performs better in a fire than steel which simply melts.

next we'll be building trees out of this to prevent forest fires in populated areas

 

[Brony]

[beavis]

huh huh... wood

[\Beavis]

 

[gianmarco]

Termites!!

 

[TheIronSheik]

Luckily wood is non-flammable.

Plus, what if a big, bad wolf shows up?

They actually address the fire thing. Apparently this engineered wood simply chars on the outside which creates a seal around the interior wood. According to the article, this wood product actually performs better in a fire than steel which simply melts.

Yeah. I actually read the article after I posted and saw that. I'm still not sure I would trust that to live in, though. They also said the Titanic was unsinkable.

 

[E Street Brat]

Luckily wood is non-flammable.

Plus, what if a big, bad wolf shows up?

They actually address the fire thing. Apparently this engineered wood simply chars on the outside which creates a seal around the interior wood. According to the article, this wood product actually performs better in a fire than steel which simply melts.

[Rosie Steel dont melt [/Rosie]