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[yreg]

And cross-laminated timber could let us use wood even for bigger construction projects like skyscrapers and bridges.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-laminated_timber

[notfromhere → yreg]

wooden skyscrapers seem like good candidates for devastating fires

[yreg → notfromhere]

I'm no expert, but from what I heard CLT can achieve fire resistance similar to concrete. (Measured in minutes it can withstand a particular heat.)

These sources are far from unbiased, but nevertheless:

http://www.greenspec.co.uk/building-design/crosslam-timber-f...

https://www.woodworks.org/wp-content/uploads/presentation_sl...