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Old 03-31-2025, 05:23 PM   #23415
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18 storeys out of wood? LOL Fuuuuuuuuuuck that. I will never, ever live in a wood construction multi-story building ever again. You can live below a family of bed-ridden anorexics and it will still sound like a workshop to teach African elephants to compete in ballet dancing is being hosted above you.
Hahaha, I see your point. That said, thick CLT (layered) panels / glulam columns can reduce that effect; below is a hybrid mass timber/concrete 18-storey building at UBC, which is built much, much differently than your typical cheap three-storey wood build:

Brock Commons Tallwood House

https://www.thinkwood.com/constructi...tallwood-house

Axonometric view of design:
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Construction image:
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If interested, there's also some great mass timber buildings (non-residential) right here in Alberta; WinSport's Markin MacPhail Centre and the Shane Homes YMCA at Rocky Ridge are great examples.
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