The Natural Building Blocks of Sustainable Architecture | Michael Green | TED

If we're going to solve the climate crisis, we need to talk about construction.

TED - Why we should build wooden skyscrapers, 09072013

Building a skyscraper? Forget about steel and concrete, says architect Michael Green, and build it out of ... wood. As he details in this intriguing talk, it's not only possible to build safe wooden structures up to 30 stories tall (and, he hopes, higher), it's necessary.