Houses with steel or concrete framing can sometimes earn credits towards LEED “green building” certification — a fact that the concrete and steel [PDF] industries are more than happy to tout.

According to the International Building Code wood-frame structures that are of the VB construction type can be two stories high with a total area of 9,000 square feet and type VA can be up to ...

Using wood building materials to cut into that concrete reliance would have an added benefit: Trees absorb carbon dioxide, removing it from the atmosphere, and while they can take in more while ...

The Steel Framing Industry Association has launched a certification program to ensure that cold-formed steel connectors meet quality guidelines, building codes, and ASTM standards. Association ...

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 ...

Some estimates put the carbon footprint of a typical wood building at approximately 25 to 40 percent of the carbon footprint of steel or concrete structures. And since CLT is made from sawn lumber ...

Regarding “Wooden Skyscrapers Are On the Rise” (Future of Everything, April 14): Steel should be included in the discussion about sustainable building materials. Harvesting wood, which is ...

The Washington, D.C.-based Steel Framing Alliance, whose purview covers commercial and residential building, enumerates the benefits of steel framing. Steel stands as the most cost-effective mid ...

This course will examine how noncombustible steel deck framing makes it possible to meet stringent building and fire codes in Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) zones. Because steel is a Class A ...

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 ...

In addition to the labor savings, tenants are attracted to wood surfaces in work spaces. Hines sold the building in 2018 for $392 per square foot, a record for a Minneapolis office building.