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midrise buildings starting.”
It’s that bowling-ball-rolling-down-
the-hill effect.
That metaphor fits another phenome-
non — climate change. One reason mass timber came onto the scene in the first place is because it’s renewable and carbon storing. It’s safer in a fire than concrete and steel and, once it’s more firmly entrenched, mass timber will make for a more efficient, labor-saving build.
The need for all these green elements in construction is more urgent than ever. And the more mass timber grows, the better business sense it’ll make,
says Parsons.
“Mass timber is a triple whammy,” he
says. “You’re going to make the forest better; you’re going to store carbon and then you’re going to have a beautiful building that’s saving you money. So, that’s why there’s so much tailwind on accelerating this market right now.”
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