It's Bulletproof, Fire-Resistant and Stronger Than Steel. It's Superwood

12 Brajeshwar 4 6/29/2025, 2:06:58 PM wsj.com ↗

Comments (4)

julienchastang · 6h ago
What I wonder about is how superwood withstands or responds to weathering and being exposed to the elements.
smusamashah · 6h ago
I wonder if you fall on it, does it hurt like steel or wood.
sleepyguy · 8h ago
quickthrowman · 7h ago
Engineered wood products have been around for a long time.

You can’t use this for reinforced concrete, bar joists (for precast tip-ups) are cheaper than engineered wood and they’re much more useful since you can mount things on them with beam clamps (drilling into engineered wood is a no-no), and i-beams are usually touching concrete and wood needs to be treated if it will be in contact with concrete. Regardless, there’s far more rebar by weight in a building than there are i-beams.

So my question is, what is the use for this product other than luxury residential applications (which is a tiny insignificant market compared to commercial/industrial)