by Web Editor | Jun 29, 2018 | News
Katerra Merges With KEF Infra, Already Has $3.7 Billion In Bookings Offsite design-build company Katerra and India-based manufacturing technology company KEF Infra have announced a merger that will see the newly formed KEF Katerra begin conducting operations in India...
by Web Editor | Jul 8, 2016 | News
In North America, the building sector accounts for about 37% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. That represents a tremendous opportunity to reduce climate change by building more, and specifically taller, wooden buildings. A recent study by a team of scientists from...
by Web Editor | Jul 31, 2015 | News
Developer Hines has broken ground in Minneapolis’ North Loop on its all-timber office building, the first commercial property in the U.S. to use an engineered wood material for its interior and structure. The Houston-based real estate company announced Monday...
by Web Editor | Mar 4, 2015 | News
Last November, the Hines development company unveiled plans for a new office building in the North Loop section of Minneapolis. Seems like ordinary news, except that the building would be the first of its kind in the U.S to be made primarily of wood. The builders...
by Web Editor | Mar 26, 2012 | News
Instead of concrete jungles could our cities become urban forests of wooden skyscrapers? Swapping cement and steel for timber is the vision of a number of environmentally-minded architects who are planning high-rise buildings across the world. Architect Michael Green...