“As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden.” — Chauncey Gardner An Internet wit spots how Mr. Poilievre’s old wood surrounds a new gas fireplace (Photo: Twitter/@DocMCohen). In the United States today, they’re celebrating Independence Day today with fireworks
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Things Are Good: Timber Towers
Skyscrapers have been made out of concrete, glass, and steel since the first skyscraper was built. Before these building materials were used it was impossible to build that high – wood wouldn’t cut it. Wood wasn’t strong enough so steel had to be used for the core support structure. Thanks to new techniques, that we’ve […]
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Continue readingThings Are Good: Proposed Wooden Skyscraper
Yesterday we looked at making a key building material, cement, more green and today we’re looking at a skyscraper to be built out of wood. Wood is a much kinder material to the environment thanks to the fact that wood is renewable because it comes from trees. The idea may
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