Architecture and Design magazine reports that the
World's tallest timber building 'tops out' in Melbourne.
According to the article, the 32 metre, 10 storeys tall Forté
residential building at the edge of Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour has
been constructed entirely out of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), a timber
building product that has the structural strength of concrete and
steel. All the timber used in the project came from managed forests.
According to estimates, using this material reduces carbon emissions by
1,400 tons as compared to using concrete and steel. This is a point
Allkind Joinery has been making for years: timber windows and doors are
better for the environment than aluminium, which harms the environment
during the smelting process.
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