Wood on the Rise (Originallay aired March 4, 2019)

Wood on the Rise (Originallay aired March 4, 2019)

Top of Mind with Julie Rose

Measles, Inuit Parenting, Supervised Injection Sites

Episode: Measles, Inuit Parenting, Supervised Injection Sites

  • May 27, 2019 10:00 pm
  • 14:05 mins

Guest: Michael Ramage, Professor of Architecture and Engineering, Cambridge University, Director of Cambridge Center for Natural Material Innovation  Wood makes a cozy house or cabin, but no way could you build a skyscraper out of wood, could you? It’d collapse under the weight! And what about fire? Or rain or rot? There’s a reason the world’s tallest buildings are made of steel and concrete. But don’t discount timber. Some tall buildings are starting to pop up around the world made of high-tech plywood –they’re sometimes called “plyscrapers.”