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Re:Cross-Laminated Timber by beat on Monday October 07, 2019 @02:22PM (#21184247)
As I understand it, the modern trend for buildings that are concrete on the first floor and wood frame for 2-5 floors above that started with earthquake-resistant designs. So they can probably play on that model.
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Re:Cross-Laminated Timber by josephpmay on Monday October 07, 2019 @02:33PM (#21184357)
That's incorrect. The structural properties are completely different.
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