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Future Of Construction
Advantages of Wood Construction
- Building with wood is better for the climate.
- Building with wood is better for the climate.
- Trees bind carbon dioxide.
- High strength in relation to weight.
- Shorter construction times.
- Building with wood is less noisy.
- Wooden buildings are healthy.
- Wood is a good insulator, saving energy costs long term
- Wood is luxurious
Disadvantages of Concrete Construction
- Concrete may contains soluble salts. Soluble salts cause efflorescence.
- Concrete blocks can be susceptible to water seepage over time.
- This material may not be suitable for some regional preferences.
- Concrete requires water and sand, the top 2 most used resources in the world (world is facing sand shortage)
- Concrete absorbs and radiates heat, it’s a bad insulator, increasing heating and cooling costs
- RCC construction is responsible for 11% of global CO2 emissions (Transportation is at 15%)