TED talk: Architect Michael Green on why we should build tomorrow's skyscrapers out of wood

In a newly posted TED talk, wood skyscraper expert Michael Green makes the case for building the next-generation of mid- and high-rise buildings out of wood.

 

His mission: Solve architecture’s biggest challenge -- meeting worldwide housing demand without increasing carbon emissions -- by building with carbon-sequestering wood instead of concrete and steel.

 

 

 

 

 

Watch the 12-minute TED video: "Michael Green: Why we should build wooden skyscrapers"