(14d) Wooden cities the solution to reduce climate change?
An article published in The Guardian describes how mass timber projects in Portland, Oregon and New York City are believed to offer eco-friendly dwellings while the article questions whether ‘ plywood on steroids ’ can actually catch on in the industry. Wood According to the article, building mid-to-high rise wooden buildings may be a good alternative to building concrete buildings. It mentions that concrete needs to be transported and as it is heavy and fossil fuels are used, the transport results in the release of large quantities of green house gasses while wood is lighter and thus less of these gasses are released. The article also mentioned it ' will be New York City’s first to use mass timber systems '. According to Amir Shahrokhi, one of the benefits of wooden houses is that the use of plenty of wood has demonstrated " ... to have considerable psychological benefits for the inhabitants, from reduced hearts rates and stress levels to improved productiv...