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 ...

Mike Dyer, one of the owners of Western Wood Structures in Tualatin, Oregon, has over four decades of experience building with mass timber. As a former sales representative for a glulam manufacturer ...

Engineered wood is never too cool for school. Cost-effective and aesthetically appealing, wood is ideal for school construction. Birney Elementary is home to one of Tacoma, Washington’s deaf and hard ...

Scientists have figured out a way to engineer wood to trap carbon dioxide through a potentially scalable, energy-efficient process that also makes the material stronger for use in construction. Rice ...

Building with wood is on the rise—and we're talking large-scale projects and even infrastructure. This special section examines the forces driving the demand for timber construction: the policies in ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct name of a presenter. Tom Gorman was the speaker at the timber summit. LA GRANDE – Connecting wood fiber sources to the building sector ...

As engineered wood evolves as a construction material, the sky is becoming the limit for timber office and institutional buildings. One of three timber construction buildings recently completed for ...

A Swedish development company has revealed its plan to build a city made entirely out of wood. "Sweden is progressive when it comes to wood construction," Annica Anäs, the CEO of Atrium Ljungberg, ...

When ordering concrete forming panels, it’s important to understand what you will get—quality materials or a product that won’t perform. APA certifies engineered wood products to some of the most ...

As people become increasingly interested in the sustainability in all things, building construction was bound to find itself under scrutiny. Steel and concrete are notorious for their large ...

This is a plain sawn white oak veneer floor with 7 ply birch core and 4mm thickness veneer. The manufacturer is From The Forest Engineered wood, like engineered stone, is manmade. Rather than using ...