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With cross-laminated timber you can go even higher (though I imagine it's more expensive than this building style): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-laminated_timber

> In 2012, Forte Living, an apartment complex in Melbourne, Australia, became the tallest plyscraper framed with CLT alone. The building has 10 stories and stands just over 32 m tall. The 759 CLT panels necessary for the project were manufactured in Austria using European spruce that was grown and harvested there.[31]




Here is another example

https://www.sarakulturhus.se/en/303172/The-Wood-Hotel-by-Eli...

"In the 20-story wooden house, there are 205 modern hotel....."


Yes, though that building does use some concrete and steel: https://matadornetwork.com/read/wood-hotel-sweden/

> The hotel’s not without any metal, though. Generators and heating/cooling units on the fifth and sixth floors are supported by a steel truss. There’s also concrete atop the hotel to minimize sway. But for the most part, the Wood Hotel is a marvel of white wood and forest aromas, like living in a life-sized doll house designed for the 2020s.

Obviously much, much less than a typical tall building though.




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