[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by darklord700

City has approved taller wood framed building to be constructed. At the advantage of only 20% cost savings at the most, I'm not sure cheapning the already insufficient building codes is worth it.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/ca...652/story.html

The article states that wood is a more environmentally friendly material. Is that really the case? I would have thought that concrete might be more environmentally friendly especially compared with LVL.