Planned wooden Suvarnabhumi airport terminal sparks fire concerns

[Bangkok Barry]

32 minutes ago, Psimbo said:

On the other hand if they use wood one hopes it will be from sustainable sources.

 

When you chop down trees how can that ever be considered sustainable? They don't grow again in five minutes, especially to the size needed for this project.

[Eric Loh]

11 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

When you chop down trees how can that ever be considered sustainable? They don't grow again in five minutes, especially to the size needed for this project.

Those big columns (if that's what you referring) are actually concrete but with wood panels on the external for aesthetic. The wood would have to be sourced from a sustainable source certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. FSC runs a global certification system with 2 key components - forest management and chain of custody.  

[sead]

Only in Thailand there's would take engineers to figure out it's an fire risk. I think my 5 year old daughter would gasped at the idea of building a tree house in a flightterminal 

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, sead said:

Only in Thailand there's would take engineers to figure out it's an fire risk. I think my 5 year old daughter would gasped at the idea of building a tree house in a flightterminal 

 

But it looks good. That's all that counts. And that's the Thai way.

[CLW]

Should use composite wood panels made from wood scraps to cover the concrete pillars and other structure.
It's sustainable and also the fire hazard is reduced.

[Esso49]

3 hours ago, hobobo said:

ISIS weren't very active during Wright Brothers time.

I was not aware that ISIS were carpenters,  well you live an learn

[Ossy]

3 hours ago, Ossy said:

The architect is clearly a lover of Paragon Puzzles (of old) who designed and made beautiful wooden brain-teasers that kept me quiet for hours.

As for these shapes being the inspiration of an airport terminal design, I have two issues. One, the inevitably high cost of making and erecting a wooden structure, like the one pictured, and two, the mind-numbing task of keeping such a structure clean or had the architect got some cunning dust-prevention device hiding amongst all those blocks?

Expensive, impractical and utterly unnecessary for a building that people want to spend as little time in as possible.

Erratum: How could I forget the name of my favourite puzzle supplier. They are called Pentangle, a south Wales company, now closed due to bereavement. Their ground-breaking Devil's Halo wire and string puzzle I managed with comparative ease, but their Ball & Chain - also wire  and string - had me beat . . . most exasperating.

[Ossy]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

and chain of custody

Mmm . . . fascinating! Thanks EL, I never knew that, but now I do and I actually feel more learned.

[anon7867763]

7 hours ago, coulson said:

 

1st one Madrid Terminal 4 ?

[Torrens54]

10 hours ago, owl sees all said:

After reading the criticism, posters might think that wood is easily burnt. All over Japan structures are wood to safeguard damage in earthquakes. They don't get burnt down.

Japan is Japan.... THIS IS THAILAND.... Mental Attitude  is a tad different.

[Torrens54]

They Must Be “KINDLING.”

[Sir Dude]

Wooden design like this is asking for it and a disaster. What are they thinking? Looks pretty but wait until there is a big screw up...only somewhere like here would this be even considered. 

[DrTuner]

They didn't take into account it'll never be wood but a concrete fake. Guaranteed since some one can pocket the difference in costs.

[Puwa]

When your surname is Bunnag, you tend to get what you want.

[wayned]

Actually building large buildings with Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) is getting more popular.  It has it advantages - ;lighter, longer unsupported spans, flexible but is costly. It can be made fire retardant and bug resistant during construction.  It is basically just thick "plywood".

[Kiwiken]

30 years ago when working in the Security Industry in NZ I guarded a prototype Wooden Warehouse which thanks to treatment was said to be less Fire risk than concrete and steel building. Why then could not this be true of this Airport development