Contrary to its name, the Stone Age wasn’t just about stone. The epoch also known as the Neolithic Period also ushered in some of the first structures ever created from wood. The scientific study of ...

One of the first elements used by humans to build shelters, wood is a versatile material that, along with technological advances, remains a protagonist in the construction industry, being used in ...

A 10-story mass timber “rocking” frame, designed to be resilient enough to withstand powerful earthquakes with little or no structural damage, proved its worth May 9 during seismic simulations at the ...

Timber is a natural, renewable material, easy to fabricate, and with low-carbon emissions. As a construction material, however, when put under enough directional force along its grain, sawn timber is ...

Timber erection began last month for the Center for Arctic Studies at Brunswick, Maine-based Bowdoin College despite an exceedingly wet summer, says Matt Tonello project executive at Consigli ...

Seattle District, JBLM Army Garrison, and 1st Special Forces Group leadership joined to celebrate the Department of War’s largest-to-date construction project using mass timber. When complete, the ...

For those who are involved in the design and construction community, it is likely that you have encountered the topic of mass timber construction over the last few years. And for good reason! When ...

A new academic building on the campus of Trinity University, a small liberal arts college in San Antonio, is one of Texas’s first completed cross-laminated timber structures and the first mass timber ...

Move over Mjøstårnet, the Ascent, by Korb + Associates Architects, has officially been recognized as the new world's tallest timber tower by the CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat).

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Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Replacing products like concrete and steel with mass timber could reduce global CO2 emissions by 14-31% Ability to ...