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by dirtyid 2524 days ago
Not for structural use, which engineered wood is good replacement for concrete. Mybe some exterior cladding applications where there's already a lot of plastic products, I know some exist with recycled plastic but they seem pretty niche. Performance requirements for habitable environments (insulation, moisture control, outgassing/toxcity in fires etc) is different from outdoor use. It's probably down to process cost and scale, and the regulation around construction is generally pretty conservative.