Timber or steel? Study helps builders reduce carbon footprint of truss structures

Buildings are a big contributor to global warming, not just in their ongoing operations but in the materials used in their construction. Truss structures—those crisscross arrays of diagonal struts used throughout modern construction, in everything from antenna towers to support beams for large buildings—are typically made of steel or wood or a combination of both. But little quantitative research has been done on how to pick the right materials to minimize these structures' contribution global warming.

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