Vancouver architecture firm proposes timber skyscraper for Paris skyline
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Wasn't somewhere at ubc supposed to build a wooden skyscraper?
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Seeing Notre Dame cathedral's huge fire, with only the masonry part intact and the wooden part burnt off, perhaps we should not build anything in timber...it's just a time bomb waiting to go off, cuz you just never know. No matter what the wood industry people tell you, the risk is always there.
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That has got to be the stu... lol.
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Another inflammatory post from Vin, figures.
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The amazing thing is that there are really old wooden buildings that have survived serious fires, unfortunately the wood we use today often isn't old enough.
Old-growth forest trees that have grown slowly over their life have a remarkable resiliency. In old-growth forests, only 3% of the light reaches the forest floor. Trees grow really, really, slow... but at those speeds, they end up being extremely dense and resilient to all kind of disasters. When we plant now, we plant for optimal growing speed. Ask any firefighter and they'll tell you that modern houses are basically made up of kindling. The spaces in the wall, the porous wood-framed construction and flammable materials means modern houses are more susceptible to burning than 70–80 years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if what caused Notre Dame's devastation to be so bad was a lot to do with the wood scaffolding than the wood inside, but that's just my speculation. |
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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a8872051.html Pictures from the scene show the extent of the damage dealt to Notre Dame after a fire burned through the cathedral overnight. The wooden roof of the building has been mostly destroyed, with its ancient wooden beams turned to ash. The interior has fared far better, however. Constructed mostly from concrete, it has not suffered the same devastation as the roof. Many treasures of the cathedral, such as the Crown of Thorns and the 18th century great organ, have also survived intact. The fire was officially extinguished shortly before 9am on Tuesday. Oh by the way, have you seen any ancient Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Chinese or other oriental original wooden structures surviving to this day? |
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Thanks for sharing. Obviously, many here are still pretty blind to the dangers of wooden houses and apartments. People should know that wood is supposed to burn, otherwise it won't be wood. Can't blame them though cuz it's the way mass construction is done here, and people are wired to think that wooden structures are a given. |
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Why is wood home fire insurance 7 to 11 times more than a concrete building HERE IN CANADA? Perhaps looking at some numbers can convince you people.
https://www.newswire.ca/news-release...572957891.html With climate change, wooden structures are also more susceptible to destruction in hurricanes. In the event of an earthquake, they are also more prone to collapsing. When there is a tsunami, as in Japan, the ones left standing are mostly concrete/brick buildings. Enough said. |
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Also, notice that a lot of their products are more for aesthetics to complement steel/concrete structures. |
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What Kind Of Architecture Best Withstands Hurricanes? (spoiler alert: timber) Wood-frame construction advantageous in areas prone to seismic activity Japan's 60-foot tsunami toppled four-story concrete building, shattering safety and engineering strategies If the builders of antiquity had access to modern chemistry and construction techniques, there's no reason why their wood wouldn't have lasted longer. Quote:
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