Alphabet’s ‘Digital City’ Eyes World’s Biggest Timber Project
- Sidewalk Labs says timber construction is more cost effective
- High-tech tall timber construction is gaining global traction
Condominiums stand along the shore of Lake Ontario in this aerial photograph taken above Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017.
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Larry Page’s ‘city of the future’ on Toronto’s waterfront may end up having one foot rooted firmly in the past.
Sidewalk Labs LLC, the urban innovation unit of Alphabet Inc., is considering constructing buildings in the 4.9-hectare (12-acre) high-tech community entirely with tall-timber technology -- engineered wood products that proponents say are as strong and fire-resistant as those made from steel or concrete.