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Rob Marciano
Verified
Meteorologist, CBS News
New York
Beats
Elections , Features , Weather
commerical airlines
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Milwaukee is home to the world's tallest timber hybrid building. Here's why developers see it as a model for the future.
By Rob Marciano Verified| CBS News Verified Why urban builders are switching to mass timber Sitting atop the Yankee Hill neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is Ascent, a 284-foot luxury apartment building made mostly of wood. The first of its kind, Ascent is also the tallest timber-concrete hybrid building in the world. Tim Gokhman, one of the developers of Ascent, says building costs are comparable to more traditional structures, but he found that building with wood has advantages over steel and concrete.
By Rob Marciano Verified| Central Oregon Daily Verified Something old is new again. Urban builders are switching from steel and concrete to a material that is more sustainable and friendly to the environment. The use of what's called mass timber is up 15%. Sitting atop the Yankee Hill neighborhood in Milwaukee is Ascent — a 284-foot-high luxury apartment building made mostly of wood. The first of its kind, Ascent is also the tallest timber-concrete hybrid building in the world. Tim Gokhman is one of the developers of Ascent.
Milwaukee is home to the world's tallest timber hybrid building. Here's why developers see it as a model for the future.
By Rob Marciano Verified| CBS News Verified Why urban builders are switching to mass timber Sitting atop the Yankee Hill neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is Ascent, a 284-foot luxury apartment building made mostly of wood. The first of its kind, Ascent is also the tallest timber-concrete hybrid building in the world. Tim Gokhman, one of the developers of Ascent, says building costs are comparable to more traditional structures, but he found that building with wood has advantages over steel and concrete.
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CBS News
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