article_snippet: Inside, flats will have exposed wood ceilings, columns and walls to create a natural atmosphere, according to renderings released by the design firm.
article_snippet: Wood was chosen because the popular building material in Austria is affordable, high in quality and environmentally friendly.
article_snippet: Inside, flats will feature exposed wood ceilings, columns and walls to create a natural atmosphere .
article_snippet: With three-quarters of the building made of wood, it is expected to save 2,800 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
article_snippet: Forte in Melbourne, Australia is currently the tallest timber-framed residential building in the world .
article_snippet: The architects said: ‘The timber construction system provides high efficiency in terms of thermal insulation and serviceability.
article_snippet: Wood composite floors are secured to the central concrete supporting cores, and extend out to the building edge.
article_snippet: ‘These floor panels are supported by a wooden column system around the outline of the tallest timber-framed residential building in the world.
article_snippet: These floor panels then supports pre-fabricated external wall modules that combine solid wood panels with an “earthy” concrete shell to form the tallest timber-framed residential building in the world's facade.
article_snippet: Forte in Melbourne, a 104-ft, nine-storey block of flats in Melbourne, Australia is currently the tallest timber-framed residential building in the worldthe world.