The first Swiss wooden tower block
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Channel: SWI swissinfo.ch - English · 2017 · News & Politics
In Rotkreuz, canton Zug, Switzerland's first timber tower block is being built. It's a ten-storey, 36-metre-high building that has been constructed in record time, using wood as its main raw material. New fire regulations and construction techniques have made this building possible. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel: http://www.youtube.com/swissinfovideos Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=swissinfovideos
