"The interior is characterized by a harmonizing palette of gray brick, white-washed walls, and naturally finished timber, accented by pops of red in the exposed steel beams, columns, and handrails ...

Why urban builders are switching to mass timber 03:13. Sitting atop the Yankee Hill neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is Ascent, a 284-foot luxury apartment building made mostly of wood.

Mass timber, on the other hand, is a renewable resource that sequesters carbon dioxide as it grows, making it a more sustainable alternative to traditional building materials like concrete and steel.

Hempcrete walls and a patchwork facade characterise Hempcrete Mewshouse, a three-storey home that Cathie Curran has added to a derelict site in east London.