Cement's future could be a combination of Carbon Capture and Electrification

Re:Cement's future could be a combination of Carbon Capture ... by Dig1t on Thursday June 15, 2023 @01:46PM (#36344101)

>with modern mass timber solutions rather than raw wood

Do you mean things like LSL?

I actually wonder what the longevity of LSL is compared to raw wood. Since it's a ton of resin mixed with wood, I wonder about the resin part of it.

It does seem much better to build with as bugs won't eat it and it's perfectly straight.

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Re:Cement's future could be a combination of Carbon Capture ... by theluketaylor on Thursday June 15, 2023 @02:00PM (#36344277)

Laminated strand is certainly under the heading of mass timber, but I’m referring more to cross laminated timber (CLT). It still uses resin, but with much more wood it doesn’t suffer from the sort of rot and de-laminating problems OSB has, but it’s still highly engineered and highly precise like LSL.

Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) has become common in North America for beams and joists. CLT uses even larger components and is even more flexible. It’s just starting to be used but you can build everything from a house to 20 storey buildings.

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Re:Cement's future could be a combination of Carbon Capture ... by robbiep on Thursday June 15, 2023 @05:58PM (#36347207)

I know nothing about this, but do you know what the environmental/recyclable potential of the resins are?

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