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| World’s tallest modern timber building – update |
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| Thursday, 02 April 2009 00:00 |
The world's tallest timber building under construction
The Architect, Mr Andrew Waugh has been quoted as saying that the overall cost was much the same as that of a steel and concrete building however the owner recognised the cost of the overall project where extensive savings of time and on site charges made a significant difference. In the original estimates 23 weeks were to be saved in the construction programme and in the structural process it took a team of 5, only 9 weeks to erect the main structure. The concept design originated because of the City of London’s planning requirements regarding a 10% annual carbon reduction. This building with its timber carbon store of over 181 tonnes and a further saving of 125 tonnes of construction generated carbon has an equivalent annual offset of the 10% reduction equal to 210 years. Mr Waugh has also stated that a testament to the acceptance of the building was that all the apartments where sold in 90 minutes. For more information, details, site, construction and completed photos, click here. |
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