A new building design using CLT is designed to provide housing while reducing carbon emissions. In a move intended to bring down CO2 emissions while streamlining the construction of cost-effective ...

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 ...

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 ...

Instead of concrete or metal, this striking eco-friendly office building in Romania features a sturdy timber skeleton – making it the first large-scale CLT structure in southeast Europe. Romanian firm ...

Anthony Thistleton makes a persuasive case in a new book, 100 Projects UK CLT. A year ago, after listening to Anthony Thistleton of Waugh Thistleton Architects speak, I wondered what's the best way to ...

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 ...

When first considering the addition of floors at a former South Boston rivet factory in 2018, the nonprofit owner CIEE Inc. quickly realized that installing a heavy concrete or steel system on top of ...

Architecture studio Fabric has designed a cabin in the West Coast region of New Zealand that provides accommodation for vacationers and features framed views of the surrounding landscape. Nestled ...