Canadian cities take wooden skyscrapers to new heights
(The Guardian Canada)

British Columbia has doubled height limits allowed for timber towers - and countries around the world are following suitBritish Columbia is no stranger to wooden giants. Along its western coast, Douglas fir and Sitka spruce trees topping 60 meters in height have in some cases weathered nearly a millennium of storms.Now a growing chorus of architects, foresters and engineers want the province´s biggest city to grow another cluster of wooden giants: timber skyscrapers. Related: Wooden skyscrapers could be the future of flat-pack cities around the world Continue reading...