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Re:Building future cities out of timber could save 100B tons... by d0gsg0w00f on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @06:41AM (#32748889)
Wood is wood. If you keep it dry it will last forever.

Source: carpenter

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Re:Building future cities out of timber could save 100B tons... by AstralStorm on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @08:50AM (#32749874)
Ignoring pests, funghi, perfectly dry conditions not existing, etc.

Many of those issues are mitigated by chemically treating the woods, but that does not last forever...

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Re:Building future cities out of timber could save 100B tons... by kube-system on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @10:21AM (#32751007)
And masonry also lasts forever… ignoring ground movement, frost damage, properly maintained mortar, etc.
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