Embrace wooden buildings for the sake of your health and the planet's

The burgeoning use of wood as a building material is a path to more sustainable construction, and it may have psychological benefits too,

Marcadet Belv?d?re
The Marcadet Belvédère project in Paris, a low-carbon development where the existing base has been restructured and the new elevation built in wood

A few years ago, I wrote an article about new uses of wood, including as a sustainable construction material. It was a surprise hit. Since then, we have covered wood technology as often as possible.

So when I was invited to Paris to visit two state-of-the-art wooden building projects, I jumped at the opportunity. One is a refurb, the other brand new, but both are built almost completely…