In the coming decades, billions of people will need new living space. But the classic construction with concrete and cement releases enormous amounts of greenhouse gases. There are alternatives - from high-rise buildings made of wood to plastics made of air.
When talking about wooden houses, many people have certain images in mind: alpine huts or colorful Scandinavian log houses, stately plantation properties in the US South or the centuries-old half-timbered houses on Germany's romantic streets. On the other hand, the buildings that make nature-conscious architects light up in the eyes today are unusual: wood-hybrid high-rises. One of the first has been in the for three years
