plyscraper

Supertall: How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives

by Stefan Al  · 11 Apr 2022  · 300pp  · 81,293 words

, code provisions have been approved for the 2021 International Building Code to allow mass timber for buildings up to 18 stories. Several countries already have “plyscrapers” this size, with larger ones to come. In 2017, a 170-foot-tall student residence was completed at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver

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timber material.18 Together, the tuned mass damper and the timber would consume less carbon than a purely concrete building would. With new and greener “plyscrapers,” we may be able to apply other innovations as well. CCTV Headquarters, Beijing, OMA, 2012 Supertall towers have a structural efficiency of their own. Most

Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World

by Gaia Vince  · 22 Aug 2022  · 302pp  · 92,206 words

a 120-metre skyscraper could reduce the building’s carbon emissions by 75 per cent. Wood is also lighter, faster and versatile – wooden skyscrapers, or ‘plyscrapers’, are under construction across the globe from Norway to New Zealand, made from cross-laminated timber (CLT) stuck together with fire-resistant glue, which is