#5 Making cities from wood, nonconformists & hidden possibilities
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Welcome to the end of the (shortest) month! And welcome to the 5th edition of Design Lobster. I hope you like it. Question: How might we build cities out of wood? Steel and concrete, the wonder materials that built the 20th century, have one major problem – the amount of CO2 associated with their fabrication. At present rates of population growth that could result in 600 million tonnes emitted per year by the middle of the century. However, some designers and engineers in the construction industry have challenged that trajectory by asking whether construction could actively absorb carbon.
#5 Making cities from wood, nonconformists & hidden possibilities
#5 Making cities from wood, nonconformists …
#5 Making cities from wood, nonconformists & hidden possibilities
Welcome to the end of the (shortest) month! And welcome to the 5th edition of Design Lobster. I hope you like it. Question: How might we build cities out of wood? Steel and concrete, the wonder materials that built the 20th century, have one major problem – the amount of CO2 associated with their fabrication. At present rates of population growth that could result in 600 million tonnes emitted per year by the middle of the century. However, some designers and engineers in the construction industry have challenged that trajectory by asking whether construction could actively absorb carbon.