How Japanese have produced wood for 700 years, without cutting down trees.
Daisugi is an ancient Japanese forestry technique developed in the 14th century originally used by people living in the Kitayama region, because the territory was extremely poor in saplings.
They planted cedars pruned in a special way to produce shoots that eventually would become perfect, straight, knot-free lumbers.
The shoots are gently pruned by hand every two years leaving only the top boughs, allowing them to grow straight. Harvesting takes 20 years and old 'tree stock' can grow up to a hundred shoots at a time.
There was actually another reason why the technique was developed: fashion. In the 14th century, a linear, stylized form of architecture known as sukiya-zukuri (数寄屋造り) became popular, and every prominent samurai or nobleman wanted a house built in this way.
There were simply not enough raw materials available to keep up with demand, so daisugi was developed to produce more wood in a shorter time.
The wood produced with this technique has also impressive qualities: it's 140% more flexible than standard cedar and 200% denser and stronger. And, it's extremely durable.
Statement from a parent of Gaelscoil Colaiste Mhuire. With no member of Govt/Gardaí at their meeting it’s obvious that the only thing they’ve taken from this abhorrent murder attempt is the opportunity to shout ‘racist’ and ‘far right’. #GaelscoilColaisteMhuire
The cabinet will sign off this week on 100% redress to fund repairs to defective Celtic Tiger homes in a scheme they'll cost up to €2.5 billion. I'm glad these people are getting 100% but why not for defective concrete homeowners in #Donegal and elsewhere? It's simply unfair.
🚨🚨 UHL ED update 🚨🚨
@CampaignMWHC has just learned:
⚠️the ED waiting room is empty
⚠️not an ambulance in sight
⚠️Hygiene team worked all night to clean ED
⚠️Patients on trolleys have been relocated across the hospital
This is ahead of a @HIQA visit today to @ULHospitals
Just listening to Liam Neeson's advert about the terrible plight of children.There are Donegal children,many in counseling, freezing in condemned, black mould riddled homes. @DarraghOBrienTD please release the emergency funding, you've been given practical options I'm sure.Please
Imagine having a 700 hundred million underspend in housing and at the same time refusing to release 15k for accommodation to Donegal families so they can avoid freezing to death in condemned, defective concrete riddled, homes. It's incredibly, incredibly cruel.
Coming towards the last month of what has been one of the biggest whirlwind years of our lives.🤪
Still smiling, laughing through together & putting one foot in front of the other.
Control the controllables.
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If you think there's a Defective Blocks Scheme think again. Sharon's home is uninhabitable and dangerous. She's begging for emergency accommodation but the Council or Department of housing aren't interested. The family's physical and mental health is deteriorating.