Readers Respond: Tall wood buildings
The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association advocates for Taller Wooden Buildings. The association writes in its National Policy Agenda: “The flexibility of wood makes it an ideal building material for earthquake safety and high wind requirements.”
The association supports building codes that allow for the construction of wood frame buildings that are more than six stories.
Recently, construction of a 12-story wood building in Portland, Ore., was put on hold, owing to construction costs.
Against this background, HBSDealer’s latest poll question asked: When will the trend of taller wood buildings – seven stories and higher – catch on? After more than 100 votes, here is the tally:
HBSDealer invites you to examine the Polls Archive here.
The association supports building codes that allow for the construction of wood frame buildings that are more than six stories.
Recently, construction of a 12-story wood building in Portland, Ore., was put on hold, owing to construction costs.
Against this background, HBSDealer’s latest poll question asked: When will the trend of taller wood buildings – seven stories and higher – catch on? After more than 100 votes, here is the tally:
- Never: 65%
- Maybe in the not-so distant future: 24%
- Pretty soon: 11%
HBSDealer invites you to examine the Polls Archive here.