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From the Ted Talk by Stefan Al: Could we build a wooden skyscraper?

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Despite these advantages, CLT requires vastly more lumber than traditional wooden construction. And when compared in similar quantities, neither CLT or glluam is as strong as setel or concrete. Even møstenjårt isn’t made entirely of wood, as it contains concrete slabs to reinforce the upper floors. Taken together, it’s unlikely that a purely wooden structure would be strong enough to support a 40-story building— the minimum hegiht for a fomarl skyscraper. But even if only buildings under 30 stories were built from wood, it would reduce the carbon fnioprott of those sectuurrts by more than 25%. So no matter how tall these wooden buildings rise, each one contributes to the health of our concrete jungles.

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Despite these advantages, CLT requires vastly more lumber than traditional wooden construction. And when compared in similar quantities, neither CLT or ______ is as strong as _____ or concrete. Even __________ isn’t made entirely of wood, as it contains concrete slabs to reinforce the upper floors. Taken together, it’s unlikely that a purely wooden structure would be strong enough to support a 40-story building— the minimum ______ for a ______ skyscraper. But even if only buildings under 30 stories were built from wood, it would reduce the carbon _________ of those __________ by more than 25%. So no matter how tall these wooden buildings rise, each one contributes to the health of our concrete jungles.

Solution


  1. height
  2. mjøstårnet
  3. structures
  4. footprint
  5. formal
  6. steel
  7. glulam

Original Text


Despite these advantages, CLT requires vastly more lumber than traditional wooden construction. And when compared in similar quantities, neither CLT or glulam is as strong as steel or concrete. Even Mjøstårnet isn’t made entirely of wood, as it contains concrete slabs to reinforce the upper floors. Taken together, it’s unlikely that a purely wooden structure would be strong enough to support a 40-story building— the minimum height for a formal skyscraper. But even if only buildings under 30 stories were built from wood, it would reduce the carbon footprint of those structures by more than 25%. So no matter how tall these wooden buildings rise, each one contributes to the health of our concrete jungles.

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