SEATTLE (KOMO) — University of Washington researchers are in San Diego conducting earthquake tests with the tallest building ever on a shake table. This project is part of a potential push for ...

As far as taller timber structures go, Chicago has been slow to follow the lead of other cities, such as Minneapolis, Atlanta and Milwaukee. But that may be changing. In early 2023, developer Sterling ...

Understand the environmental paradox of mass timber and concrete in modern construction and its impact on building design.

Archaeologists have dated the site in northwestern Bavaria to 2,300 years ago.

The Arbour, designed by Toronto's Moriyama & Teshima Architects and Acton Ostry Architects, is a groundbreaking timber tower with Fast + Epp collaborating as structural engineer. (Courtesy Moriyama & ...

Milwaukee: Prepare to enter the record books. Ascent, the second of two mass timber structures in the city, will open its doors to residents on July 15, 2022. But unlike Milwaukee's first mass timber ...

For architects, specifiers, and structural engineers, the latest timber software aids in visualization, design, and construction of projects with wood products. These programs integrate seamlessly ...

Structural timber is in the midst of a renaissance; an ironic trend given that timber is arguably the most ancient of building materials. But new innovations in structural timber design have inspired ...

A new analysis could help architects and builders reduce the carbon footprint of truss structures, the crisscrossing struts that bolster bridges, towers, and buildings. Buildings are a big contributor ...

Timber erection began last month for the Center for Arctic Studies at Brunswick, Maine-based Bowdoin College despite an exceedingly wet summer, says Matt Tonello project executive at Consigli ...

A new kind of construction with a not-so-new material is taking off in the U.S. Mass timber can replace steel and concrete in large buildings and proponents say it's greener and faster to build with.