Building a skyscraper? Forget about steel and concrete, says
architect Michael Green, and build it out of … wood. As he details in this
intriguing talk, it’s not only possible to build safe wooden structures up to
30 stories tall (and, he hopes, higher), it’s necessary.
Michael Green wants to solve architecture’s biggest
challenge — meeting worldwide housing demand without increasing carbon
emissions — by building with carbon-sequestering wood instead of concrete and
steel.
Here is his TED talk about why we should consider panelized, prefab wood in new skyscrapers.
