French public buildings to be built with 50 per cent wood

The French government has announced plans for a sustainability law that will ensure all new public buildings are built from at least 50 per cent timber or other natural materials.
The measure will be implemented by 2022 and affect all public buildings financed by the French state, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
"I impose on all the public establishments which depend on me and which make the development or the policy of land to build buildings with materials which are at least 50 p