00:00CLT
00:04CLT is also proving to be resilient against earthquakes.
00:08One of the things that we're really looking at trying to do is think of
00:12ways to use the fact that wood has a very
00:16high strength to weight ratio to our advantage to create what's called
00:20a rocking wall system.
00:24It's basically post-tensioned with steel rods that actually are in the
00:28center of the wall. You can kind of see them here and it allows the
00:32structure to rock slightly and the steel pulls it back to center.
00:36These rigorous tests prove that CLT is ready for prime time.
00:40What do you think? Is this going to be the wave of the future?
00:44Do you see more projects like this coming together? I know in Oregon, 100%.
00:48The community is completely behind this.
00:52I've talked to developers, architects that are ready to
00:56design and build their next Tallwood building. I think once this project
01:00goes through and then people see that it's possible
01:02in the United States, I think there will be a huge flood
01:04of new buildings.
01:06I think it's a real
01:08paradigm shift.
01:10You know, in that we have the opportunity
01:12to basically grow our
01:14cities using
01:16a resource that's in a way
01:18local.
01:20In our case, the Pacific Northwest,
01:22it's applicable nationwide.
01:24And I think that not only
01:26are you sort of helping
01:28kind of grow rural economic
01:30development, but you're also
01:32harvesting that timber from sustainably
01:34managed forests. You're also
01:36sequestering carbon. You create
01:38in a way a virtuous cycle.
01:40in that way,
01:42I think that it's a huge
01:44type of energy.
01:46For me, I'm going to talk to you
01:48about the next day.
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