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Default 9-story apartment building made of WOOD

HeyBub wrote:
"[UK] Among the many apartment buildings in the London borough of Hackney,
the nine-story structure ... stands out, its exterior a mix of white and
gray tiles rather than the usual brick. But it’s what’s underneath this
cladding that makes the 29-unit building truly different. From the second
floor up, it is constructed entirely of wood, making it one of the tallest
wooden residential buildings in the world."

The wood is kinda a super-plywood, up to 6" thick and 30' long.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/sc...=1&ref=science


How resistant is it to fire and termites?

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