Super Wood (2018)

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Post by simonebrunozzi » Fri, Dec 18, 2020, 1:08 PM UTC

Super Wood (2018)
scientificamerican.com

Re: Super Wood (2018)

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Post by grenoire » Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 9:29 PM UTC

Process-wise I think this is an industrial version of what NileRed [0] and prior AvE [1] tried. Pretty cool, if it's truly a durable alternative.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1H-323d838 [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=880a_XgvBEo

Re: Super Wood (2018)

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Post by ipeefreely » Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 9:35 PM UTC

Does anyone know if this could be used to build high-rises? I imagine it has enough strength for a 10 story building, but the fire risk might be too high.

Re: Super Wood (2018)

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Post by einpoklum » Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 9:38 PM UTC

I am absolutely ectatic about getting transparent wood windows fitted in my wooden house! That would be so amazing!

... but then I remember how they don't build wooden houses in Palestine :-(

Re: Super Wood (2018)

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Post by etaioinshrdlu » Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 9:47 PM UTC

grenoire wrote: post #2

Process-wise I think this is an industrial version of what NileRed [0] and prior AvE [1] tried. Pretty cool, if it's truly a durable alternative. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1H-323d838 [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=880a_XgvBEo

Except NileRed didn't heat and compress the wood afterward, and removed all the lignin. The article mentions only removing some lignin.

Re: Super Wood (2018)

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Post by endymi0n » Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 9:47 PM UTC

(2018)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20965564

Re: Super Wood (2018)

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Post by randomfool » Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 9:49 PM UTC

ipeefreely wrote: post #3

Does anyone know if this could be used to build high-rises? I imagine it has enough strength for a 10 story building, but the fire risk might be too high.

Cross-laminated timber is already being used for 10-story buildings today.

Here's an 18-story one: https://www.dezeen.com/2019/03/19/mjostarne-worlds-tallest-t...

And there's a 12-story one in Portland: https://www.archpaper.com/2017/06/framework-portland-timber-...

Re: Super Wood (2018)

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Post by echelon » Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 9:50 PM UTC

Several of the new mid-rise buildings in Atlanta, including Facebook's new office building, are all-wood construction using new techniques [1, 2].

This is currently the largest timber building in the US [3], and they've announced they're building more.

I imagine this is going to become booming business.

[1] https://atlanta.curbed.com/2020/3/19/21186363/facebook-atlan...

[2] https://www.ajc.com/business/real-estate/midtown-wood-frame-...

[3] https://structurecraft.com/projects/t3-atlanta

Re: Super Wood (2018)

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Post by Bologo » Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 9:50 PM UTC

It's cool but is is from 2018; why now?

Re: Super Wood (2018)

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Post by pkkim » Sat, Dec 19, 2020, 9:52 PM UTC

einpoklum wrote: post #4

I am absolutely ectatic about getting transparent wood windows fitted in my wooden house! That would be so amazing! ... but then I remember how they don't build wooden houses in Palestine :-(

Why don't they? What do they use instead?