The U.S. is lagging Europe, Canada and Australia in the massive-timber tall-building movement—heating up because renewable, low-carbon-footprint timber is the most sustainable structural material. A ...

Why aren't we using Irish wood to build Irish homes quickly, cheaply and sustainably at a time when we are in desperate need?

Timber frames, for so long limited to the low-rise residential sector, have begun to break into commercial and higher-rise uses, thanks to technological breakthroughs. What does the future hold? For ...

Architects are adding extra floors built from mass timber as a way to expand a building’s footprint in a more sustainable way ...

Redding is getting a state-of-the-art factory to produce a wood product capable of replacing concrete and steel.

Based on 2016 tests of a composite cross-laminated timber-and-concrete floor system, architect-engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has released guidance on how to analyze composite timber floors and ...

Milwaukee's first building created with an unusual construction method, using high-grade timber instead of steel for its frame, will be completed next spring. Timber Lofts, a 60-unit apartment ...