Tall timber buildings are exciting, but to shrink construction's carbon footprint we need to focus on the less sexy 'middle'
- Written by: Lisa Ottenhaus, Lectuer in Structural Timber Engineering, The University of Queensland
Developer Thrive Construct recently announced the world’s tallest steel-timber hotel to be built at Victoria Square, Adelaide. Australia has caught onto the trend of building taller in timber, with other plans for three buildings 180-220 metres high submitted in Perth and Sydney. These would more than double the current world record for a...
