Mass timber construction, which uses various forms of wood products including glue-laminated columns and beams and cross laminated (CLT) panels instead of more traditional steel and concrete materials ...

Building structures out of wood doesn’t seem like a particularly innovative idea—people have been building wood houses for centuries. But when it comes to new efforts to be sustainable, all-timber ...

Driven by demand for low-carbon buildings and enabled by advances in the manufacturing of engineered wood products, mass timber buildings are rapidly growing larger in size and capturing greater ...

Structural engineer Goonsung Park, PE, breaks down the pros and cons of cold-formed steel and wood for multifamily housing development.

The U.S. has been increasing its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with the federal government setting a target of eliminating carbon emissions by 2050. Pennsylvania has been doing its part ...

Fire-blocking mass timber construction could bring millions of pounds of carbon absorption to cities around the world. Wooden skyscraper designs are trendy around the world and reflect changing ...

Lisa Ottenhaus receives funding from the Australian Research Council to research adaptable timber buildings. They are affiliated with the University of Queensland's Future Timber Hub and involved in ...

Associate Dean - School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University It’s a tough time to build or renovate a house in Australia. Prices are up, well above inflation. Finding materials and getting them ...