Sentences with phrase «taller wood structure»

But according to Matt Robinson in the Vancouver Sun, The developer Tobi Reyes said building a taller wood structure than anyone else had before «wasn't by design.»

TreeHugger covered his Wood Innovation Design Centre (WIDC) at the design stage, but now it is complete, and is now the tallest wood structure in North America.

Not exact matches

We headed for an old playground tucked behind a few dodgy houses, the neglected kind with a wooden play structure that is too tall for insurance purposes, and bits of wood, too - full trash cans, loitering teenagers who slink away when adults show up, and those old swings on long, long chains that make sure a kid touches the sky.

The Vancouver building, assembled from composite wooden components engineered to be stronger and more fire - resistant than ordinary wood, is unlikely to remain the tallest wooden structure for long.

In the current tests of the two - story, 22 - foot - tall structure, the researchers are studying the behavior of full - scale seismic safety systems made from advanced wood materials — including rocking walls, which can rock during a temblor and then re-center back by itself, and a mass timber floor designed to withstand strong earthquakes.

Across cultures, countries and eras, people have built fires by piling wood or other fuel in pyramid - or cone - shaped structures that are about as tall as they are wide at the base, Bejan says.

Not everyone has bought into the concept of using wood to build taller structures.