WASHINGTON, D.C. - A series of fiery, live blast tests on three cross-laminated timber structures have been conducted at Tyndall Air Force Base by WoodWorks in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service ...

Mass timber building advocates are encouraged by the results of the world’s first blast tests on full-scale structures framed with the renewable construction material. The performance metrics and ...

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 ...

ASHEVILLE - This city will be the site of the continent's largest structure made from an alternative building product praised for its usability, flexibility and low environmental impact. That is ...

Some of multifamily housing’s boldest designs were born from dreaming big. But what if we dreamed big about building those designs? Some of the most futuristic building materials available today are ...

The International Code Council is looking into potential code changes to accommodate taller cross-laminated timber (CLT) structures. Most building codes limit a CLT structure's height. CLT is being ...

Design professionals, real estate developers and builders alike are advocating for a relatively new way of using one of the world’s oldest building materials—wood—in large-scale commercial and ...

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 long-span glulam structure and the raised access floor for power and data provide future flexibility for the open office areas. A new urban infill building in Brockton, Mass., leaned on older ...