by Web Editor | May 12, 2017 | News
Project teams looking for building materials and systems with a lower environmental impact are increasingly eyeing wood — specifically cross-laminated timber (CLT), a type of mass timber that, research has shown, rivals concrete and steel in performance but has a...
by Web Editor | Nov 4, 2016 | News
It’s being called a once-in-a-lifetime occasion for the lumber and building industries: Following extensive testing at the University of Maine, Norway spruce has been approved for use as a construction-grade material in the U.S. In the 1930’s, Civilian...
by Web Editor | Jun 13, 2016 | News
In October, developers will break ground on Framework, a 12-story, 130-foot-tall mixed-use tower in Portland, Ore., designed by local firm Lever Architecture. Fast on its heels is SHoP Architects’ 475 West 18th Street, a 10-story, 120-foot residential tower in the...
by Web Editor | May 9, 2016 | News
A new bill from Congress would establish performance driven research for advancing tall wood building construction in the U.S. The “Timber Innovation Act” would: · Authorize the Tall Wood Building Prize Competition through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
by Web Editor | Apr 17, 2015 | News
The American Wood Council has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct research on the fire performance of mass timber buildings. AWC will partner with the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Fire...