Laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings.

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 ...

Mass-timber built structures are being constructed at a breakneck pace around the world, in metro area and converted rural ...

Looking back at the past 10 years in mass timber design—since our firm’s first mass timber building, the John W. Olver Design Building at the University of Massachusetts Amherst—it is evident that as ...

The world of development is experiencing a seismic shift in perceived value by prospective tenants as we emerge from the pandemic. A flight to quality with a focus on healthy buildings and restorative ...

Although initially conceived as a concrete structure, switching to timber as the primary building material proved to have a host of benefits. When San Mateo County set out to build a new office ...

Modern mass timber buildings are designed and constructed for style and performance. Built of engineered wood products, these projects allow industry professionals to diversify the use of wood ...

The most comprehensive reference on building with mass timber, extensively covering its sustainability, materials, building conceptualization, structural design and construction processes Mass Timber: ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. A new take on an old building material is gaining momentum ...

A 10-story mass timber “rocking” frame, designed to be resilient enough to withstand powerful earthquakes with little or no structural damage, proved its worth May 9 during seismic simulations at the ...

For many, Deaf schools are the only place where communication is fully accessible. Many students experience isolation in home communities where American Sign Language (ASL) signers are few and far ...