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Re:Portland Airport Grows with Expansive Mass Timber Roof Ca... by Cthulhu_ on Friday December 06, 2024 @04:18AM (#42337936)
Not to mention, besides the wood material being, well, wood... it's a relatively small amount when you think about it, and the amount of processing involved which basically turn it into a different material altogether outweighs any sustainability. Plus, with all the glues / epoxies / whatever they use, that wood-based material isn't going to be degradable at all. It puts me in mind of "bamboo" products, which also relies on a lot of glues and processing to make it a wood analog.
Re:Portland Airport Grows with Expansive Mass Timber Roof Ca... by wkat4242 on Friday December 06, 2024 @05:33AM (#42338395)
> Plus, with all the glues / epoxies / whatever they use, that wood-based material isn't going to be degradable at all.

That's kinda the point though. You don't want it degrading in situ. That's why we treat wood.

In a situation indoors like here it will suffer less but still.. I used to live in a wooden house and the maintenance was a PITA. Having to repaint every 5 years or so. And that was wood that was treated already.

Re:Portland Airport Grows with Expansive Mass Timber Roof Ca... by amelius on Friday December 06, 2024 @04:31AM (#42338009)
Well the fact that it doesn't degrade means the carbon stays trapped.