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Cool idea; unfortunate nickname

July 9, 2013 by Michael Boyle

Building skyscrapers from wood products (engineered wood products made from wood and resin for the most part) is a very cool idea, but the nickname for the process they came up with is unfortunate: tall wood. Young men in engineering schools around the world are going to snicker about that one for years to come…

Tags: Architecture, Funny

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