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A comment on The Case for Wooden Skyscrapers. Parent comment

Re:The Case for Wooden Skyscrapers by rnl on Sunday September 11, 2016 @07:13AM (#12472866)
There are no termites in colder climates. The material can be coated to precent any insect from eating it. If you think avout what happened in New York 15 years ago today one might argue steel and concrete burn just as well as wood
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Re:The Case for Wooden Skyscrapers by effie on Sunday September 11, 2016 @07:32AM (#12472916)
Neither steel nor concrete burn under ordinary circumstances. Wood does. We do not know what exactly happened in New York, and it does not seem relevant here.
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