Not so long ago, it was exceptionally rare to see timber buildings more than six stories tall. But new engineered wood technologies like cross-laminated timber (CLT), glued laminated wood (gluluam), ...

Cross laminated timber (CLT) is increasingly being recognized as a viable alternative to conventional construction materials such as concrete and steel. Its reduced carbon footprint and efficient ...

Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) was initially developed in Europe as an alternative to stone, masonry and concrete construction. It is essentially mass timber plates made from smaller framing lumber ...

Scottish firm Mary Arnold Foster Architects has unveiled a stunning home made out of several timber “pods” and tucked into the idyllic landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Clad in cross-laminated ...

EVERETT — The echo of the hammer was deafening on Wednesday. A carpenter swung it as hard as he could atop the roof of a new home, each bang reverberating throughout a warehouse on the Everett ...

As new timber technologies emerge for the construction industry, Dirigo Center Developers in Westbrook is preparing to build a cross-laminated timber tower and retail demonstration that will expand ...

Adidas North American Headquarters Expansion in Portland, OR. South Building under construction showing the timber and steel system. Image Courtesy of LEVER Architecture The family of products that ...

Cross laminated timber (CLT) is gaining acceptance as an eco-friendly building material, a trend that will propel its growth through the end of the 2020s. The CLT market is projected to more than ...

Building information modeling (BIM), modular construction and low-carbon timber materials combine in the sustainable Buitenhuis, a small, low-impact home with beautiful farmland views in Heinenoord, ...

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Kat Burn, a biotech executive, and Michael Burn, who has a background in computer programming and startup firms, consider themselves tech savvy. So when the couple decided to build a new house in Bend ...

The radial glulam structure of the Seneca Nation’s Allegany Council Chamber in Salamanca, New York, is patterned after the 13 lunar phases in tribal calendars ...