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This Swiss Builder uses NO INSULATION...

Matt Risinger · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Builders Matt Risinger and Jordan Smith visit a Swiss cross-laminated timber factory that makes thick all-wood walls with no traditional insulation and wooden nails instead of glue or chemicals. The video is sponsored by Siga.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it in mass timber and construction threads as an example of insulation-free, glue-free all-wood building in Europe.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2020

What HN commenters said

  1. “an American builder visiting DE and CH and learning about them”

    American builder learns German and Swiss wood building techniques.

    throw0101a, 2020-01 · Recommendation · in “The hottest new thing in sustainable building is, uh, wood”

  2. “where Matt Risinger is visiting a Swiss factory where they use wooden (berch?) nails and dowel pins in stead of glue.”

    Glue-free CLT with wooden nails and dowels, no insulation needed.

    ehou, 2020-09 · Recommendation · in “Cement is the source of 8% of the world's CO2 emissions (2018)”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: cross laminated timber, swiss building, wood construction, insulation, prefab homes

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