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Re:Robotic 'trees' can turn CO2 into concrete by rbanffy on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @08:02AM (#17958898)
Wood used in construction seems to degrade very slowly. I've lived in houses whose the floor alone was a couple hundred years old.
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Re:Robotic 'trees' can turn CO2 into concrete by Cthulhu_ on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @08:42AM (#17959163)
That's in dry conditions though, it'd probably be gone by now if there wasn't a roof.
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Re:Robotic 'trees' can turn CO2 into concrete by discreteevent on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @05:52PM (#17963724)
Scorched timber can last a hundred years. I have seen a cabin from 1740 made of timber from trees that were scorched in a forest fire but remained alive.
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