HOW LONG DO WOOD BUILDINGS LAST?
Wood buildings can last as long as needed. In fact, wood can endure for centuries if it is in a protected environment like a well-designed structure. There’s no reason a good wood building couldn’t last indefinitely. In North America, we have countless houses still occupied that are well over 100 years old. There are many more surviving wood buildings world-wide far older than that, including temples in Japan built 1300 years ago. Please see Wood’s Heritage for more examples of historic wood buildings and for data on the longevity of modern wood buildings.
