Wood's carbon footprint, according to the U.S. Green Building Council, is one-quarter that of steel. Wood absorbs carbon, and holds it until the wood decomposes or burns. So, Acton asks, "How do we get a lot of mass wood built? It's not by designing at high budgets. It's by creating something that the …
The future of architecture is lumbering toward us
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