It is widely known that wood offers higher levels of thermal resistivity versus other framing materials. In fact, wood naturally has nearly four times the thermal resistance of steel or masonry. The ...

A Deep Dive into the Nationwide Shift Toward Metal Tubular Homes, Barndominiums, and Garages with Living Quarters ...

Talk about “framing” these days, and many people will think about author and linguist George Lakoff, and the post-2004-election brouhaha about how to communicate, or “frame,” political ideas. But ...

If you're going to build an apartment, hotel or assisted living facility, you could stack wood on concrete platforms or use a steel frame. New industry standards aim to assure contractors of the ...

OLYMPIA, WA - Laying out the case for wood construction over steel, concrete and bricks, the Innovative Wood Products Collaborative notes that as timber grows, it soaks up carbon dioxide. That carbon ...

The recent push for larger and taller wood structures may seem like an architectural fad—plenty of hype, but only a few dozen completed projects globally. Concrete and steel still rule the world of ...

The University of Toronto’s motto “velut arbor aevo,” meaning “may it grow as a tree through the ages,” is coming to life with the construction of a tower made primarily of mass timber. Construction ...

Safety concerns following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 led to building safety codes that limited the use of wood in construction. While it was one of the first and most common materials used to make ...

This spring, it’s become the stuff of memes. Jokes about backyard projects being associated with extreme wealth, videos musing how a truck is moving a bed full of lumber down the highway without a ...

Forget steel and concrete. This unique new office building in Cypress was built like a giant wooden puzzle in a project that ...