The use of mass timber, such as cross laminated timber (CLT) and glue laminated timber (GLT) panels, is gaining interest among architects, interior designers, contractors, structural engineers, and ...

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 ...

Earn Your Graduate Certificate in Timber Building Design at One of the Best Structural Engineering Schools in the Nation. Sustainable construction is the use of renewable and recyclable materials in ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — The U.S. built environment could benefit from approaches to mass-timber design and construction that have taken off in parts of Europe, advised a veteran architect from HFA ...

Remember those old-fashion Lincoln Logs children once played with back before they became glued to their tablets? Today, creative design using wooden materials is no longer just for kids. Across the ...

Over the past decade, responsibly-sourced mass timber has proven absolutely essential in the journey towards decarbonization — its lower embodied carbon, seismic resilience, and fast build times ...

Colorado School of Mines professor Shiling Pei has had a busy year. His research is helping lead the way for a revolution in construction using strong, lightweight, renewable timber. "We submitted a ...

Pei‘s next project is to prepare the rocking-wall system proposal for the 2028 update of ASCE/SEI 7, the design bible for buildings. In his spare time, Shiling Pei watches woodworking videos on ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Kurt Schlosser on May 8 ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - A special delivery of mass timber was recently delivered to the future site of Golden Oaks, a 1,000+ bed, 270,000 square foot residence hall for first-year students located in ...

NEW CASTLE, Del. — The global mass timber construction industry generated $857.1 million in 2021, and is anticipated to generate $1,542.2 million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of 6.0% from 2022 to 2031, ...

“Chunky” is not typically considered a desirable quality for a building. Nevertheless, Shelley McNamara, cofounder with Yvonne Farrell of Dublin-based Grafton Architects, uses the term with clear ...