Is Wood the Climate-Friendly Urban Building Material of the Future?

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By Olivia RosaneAug 31, 2022, 10:27 pm185 pts
One of the challenges urban planners face as they attempt to fashion climate-friendly cities is how to construct new buildings. Common materials steel and cement are notoriously difficult to decarbonize, yet the number of people living in cities could increase to 80 percent of the total population by 2100,…

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