Google has opened its first wooden office in California

Name: Google has opened its first wooden office in California
Uploaded: 2024-11-26T01:01:00.000Z
Description: The five-storey building is constructed entirely from compressed timber and, the company says, will leave a 96% smaller carbon footprint than comparable sized buildings made of steel and concrete. It has 900 workstations and 16,954m² of floor space

The five-storey building is constructed entirely from compressed timber and, the company says, will leave a 96% smaller carbon footprint than comparable sized buildings made of steel and concrete. It has 900 workstations and 16,954m² of floor space

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