A loophole allows fire-retardant wood for multi-storey buildings, meaning cheap, high-density housing. These "5 over 1's" (named for their respective building codes) have a concrete base and wooden superstructure. Building codes rejected a simple flat facade as monotonous. Wood swells with humidity, mandating hardi-board for the exteriors which can absorb this movement (instead of glass or metal) so all these structures end up looking the same.
https://youtu.be/cSYbwwofCKQ?si=qz3MJZbTw2Wlgm3B
https://youtu.be/2qry7AmdIn8?si=AIuuODEYNLxFjj9d
Cross-laminated timber
https://youtu.be/YuAya0hRjwU?si=q1VJQfzfadJegVVs
Why are new buildings so boring? https://youtu.be/8K1kiMDuI8k?si=WiifaNIoNDxfbhNY
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