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AdmiralSaturyn t1_j925yzm wrote

Reply to comment by tvirustodd in Engineered wood is stronger, fights climate change by capturing CO2 by BlitzOrion

For now.

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Worldly-Fishman t1_j92fgjj wrote

Not to speak on the credibility or potential of this article, 'cancer cure' level headlines do come and go. But I agree, non-fossil fuel energies used to be wildly expensive and more impractical years ago, now solar and wind are close to among the cheapest. If engineered wood could be a viable option and replacement for razing forests one day, then why not?

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gertalives t1_j95vbav wrote

I don’t see how switching to engineered wood somehow saves trees. It’s still wood, so it uses trees. But that’s not a bad thing — trees are much more sustainable than many other building materials. The real potential is in replacing not lumber but concrete, which is an environmental scourge.

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