What if we were to build skyscrapers from wood?
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03-04-2017
Can new technologies contribute to a revival of wood as a source for biomass and construction material, and play a leading role in the fight against climate change? Wood has been part of human civilisation for many thousands of years, playing a key role as fuel or construction material, as well as a material for the manufacture of furniture, machinery, means of transport and everyday objects.
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- afforestation
- AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
- biomass
- building and public works
- climate change
- deterioration of the environment
- ENERGY
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental impact
- environmental policy
- forestry
- greenhouse gas
- heating
- INDUSTRY
- new technology
- PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH
- renewable energy
- soft energy
- technology and technical regulations
- wood for construction
- wood industry