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A plyscraper is a skyscraper made of wood. They may alternatively be known as mass timber buildings. The use of cross-laminated timber (CLT), a type of mass timber, gives high fire resistance, because when exposed to fire, CLT forms a surface char layer, which protects its interior from fire damage. As they are made of wood, they lock up carbon during construction, and are sustainable if the timber they are made from is replanted.

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Until 2017, the tallest habitable building made of timber was the 53 m Brock Commons on the campus of the University of British Columbia near Vancouver, Canada. In 2019 the in Brumunddal, Norway, was completed, taking over the title with its 85.4 metres (280 ft). Several proposals for taller timber buildings have been made, including a 350 m tower in Tokyo.

In 2009, the 9-floor Murray Grove building in London, by architect Waugh Thistleton, was completed. It was the world's tallest wooden building at the time.