in East London chose to build the structure entirely in wood. At a glance, East London's newest high-rise apartment complex looks like your typical multifamily residential tower. All 29 units in the ...

Achim Menges uses computer-guided techniques designed to make buildings more sustainable and affordable. Humanity has long sought to tame wood into something more predictable. Sawmills manufacture ...

Thermal modification is a wood treatment process involving exposure to high temperatures in kilns, reducing moisture content to nearly 0%. This eliminates bonding water and free water within wood ...

Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit WoodWorks – Wood Products Council has announced the winners of its 2023 Wood Design Awards, which honor excellence and innovation in American building projects that ...

The University of Northern British Columbia’s Master of Engineering (MEng) in Integrated Wood Design is a unique, intensive yearlong program that focuses on modern wood structures. The MEng program is ...

When designing a building for lateral loads such as those generated by wind or earthquakes, engineers have several options. Lateral loads may be transferred to the foundation via braced frames or ...

Back in 2021, I had the chance to attend the 100th anniversary celebration of Hughes Brothers, a manufacturer in Seward, Nebraska, known for its wood and steel structures used in electric utility ...

Thermally modified wood (TMW) continues to gain prominence across construction, furniture manufacturing, and outdoor ...

In this week's comments update, readers are discussing news that The Grand Ring in Osaka will be mostly turned into firewood, according to its architect Sou Fujimoto.

The earliest known wooden construction in the world was found at Kalambo Falls in northern Zambia. This amazing structure has been dated by the archaeologists to about 476,000 years ago, and is ...