Michael Green presents 'The Case for Tall Wood Buildings'

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Driven by the desire to find safe, carbon-neutral and sustainable alternatives to the incumbent structural materials of the urban world, Michael Green, Principal at Michael Green Architecture, has shared with us this highly-anticipated feasibility study, The Case for Tall Wood Buildings. The 200-page document encourages architects, engineers and designers to push the envelope of conventional thinking by demonstrating that wood is a viable material for tall and large buildings and exposing its environmental and economic benefits.

Co-author Michael Green explains, “To slow and contain greenhouse gas emissions and find truly sustainable solutions to building, we must look at the fundamentals of the way we build – from the bones of large urban building structures to the details of energy performance. We need to search for the big picture solutions of today’s vast climate, environmental, economic and world housing needs.”

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Cite: Karissa Rosenfield. "Michael Green presents 'The Case for Tall Wood Buildings'" 27 Mar 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/220779/michael-green-presents-the-case-for-tall-wood-buildings> ISSN 0719-8884

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