Featuring Justin Den Herder, who is not only a structural engineer from TY Lin, but also a professor of Structural Poetics, and a poet! 

Connect with Justin on LinkedIn. 

Terms mentioned:

• Adaptive reuse - "In architecture, adaptive reuse (also called building reuse) refers to the repurposing of an existing structure for new use." 
• Mass timber - "Mass timber is a new category of wood product that can revolutionize how America builds. It is comprised of multiple solid wood panels nailed or glued together, which provide exceptional strength and stability."
• Circularity - "Circularity is the economic concept of reusing or regenerating products and resources throughout the value chain to reduce waste. It is the foundational idea behind the circular economy."

Resources:

• Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard
• Designing the Forest and Other Mass Timber Futures by Lindsey Wikstrom 
• Migration: New & Selected Poems by W.S. Merwin 
• Pilot Projects
• Cities4Forests
• Design for Freedom by Grace Farms

Fact Checks:

Justin mentions that 66% of the of the world's population will live in urban centers by 2050 but wasn't sure - he was pretty close! According to the UN, "55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase to 68% by 2050." 

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