From an environmental perspective, responsibly managed wood is undoubtedly the best building material. It literally grows out of the ground, it stores carbon, and it can be endlessly regenerated. That being said, there's a lot of waste created in timber production. Not every tree that gets cut down is turned into usable timbers, and even the ones that are contain lots of discarded parts. Knots, defects and bug infestations can render parts of wood unusable in construction. German startup...

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