Construction materials alone, including carbon and steel, contribute 11% of global carbon emissions (by comparison, air travel contributes about 2.5%). That’s why architects and development companies ...
What’s old is new again—especially in the building industry. In 2017, Leers Weinzapfel Associates constructed a building completely out of timber at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Lauded for ...
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 ...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Sustainable construction firm Adera and cross-laminated timber (CLT) pioneers Structurlam met with media to discuss the construction of Adera's new Virtuoso building. Virtuoso is ...
This seven-story office building Hunt Realty is planning just north of downtown Dallas would be built with engineered timbers and wood construction. Hunt Realty When plans were unveiled recently for a ...
An emerging technology in lumber could have implications for the forestry industry. Mass timber is a process of strengthening ...
The inspiration to build the world’s tallest mass timber building in Milwaukee was an eye-catching design 90 miles to the south, along the Chicago River. “It seemed fantastical and futuristic and it ...
This article originally appeared as part of our January 2019 print issue in the timber feature. After over two years of testing and several rounds of deliberation, the International Code Council (ICC) ...
The 2022 Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero is a design competition to expand the use of mass timber in the United States by demonstrating its versatility across building types and its ...
With one ceremonial shovel swing during a Dec. 12, 2025, groundbreaking ceremony, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is ...
Construction began last month in Milwaukee on the 25-story Ascent, which will have a hybrid timber-and-concrete frame. The design team for Ascent—a 284-ft-tall apartment building just getting under ...
MILWAUKEE - A new building proposal could change Milwaukee's skyline and set a world record. The city announced plans Tuesday for multiple mixed-use buildings that would replace the Marcus Performing ...