Why Finland is Building a Wood City

The B1M
2 HN recommenders · recommended in 2 months, 2021
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786K views · 6 years ago · explainer · dated

A B1M video on why Finland is building a district of Helsinki almost entirely from timber. It explains the case for wood as a modern construction material at city scale.

HN people recommend it, with other B1M timber videos, to anyone interested in timber construction, and quote its line about the new Helsinki district.

“This new district of Helsinki is being made almost entirely from timber”
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3 comments from Hacker News

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@bufferoverflow2021 · in “Evergrande has defaulted on its debt, Fitch Ratings says”
You should learn more about timber construction. They are building highrises out of it, including in europe. It's a great material. ▶ this video
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@ksec2021 · in “Hardened wood as a renewable alternative to steel and plastic”
For people who are interested in Timber Building / Construction. The World's Tallest Timber Buildings [1], Why Finland is Building a Wood City [2]. Why There Are No Timber Skyscrapers [3], Why All Buildings Should Be Timber [4] [1] link [2] ▶ this video [3] link [4] link
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@pas2021 · in “Why Tech Moguls Are Obsessed with Building Utopian Cities”
▶ this video "This new district of Helsinki is being made almost entirely from timber [...]"
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