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Oregon Sets Standards For Taller Wood Buildings

The State of Oregon Building Codes Structures Board recently approved and the Oregon Building Codes Division adopted code language providing for taller wood building construction in Oregon. The Aug. 1 approval provides greater predictability for owners, developers,...

OSU Gets Grant For Cross-Laminated Timber Research

Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Agriculture subcommittee, and Ron Wyden announced Thursday that a nearly half-million dollar U.S. Department of Agriculture grant was awarded to Oregon State University for research on the...

Metsa Wood Calls For Collaboration In Timber Innovation

Modular construction, using timber as a key element, is a credible solution to fast and sustainable house building. However, Metsä Wood believes that more needs to be done in terms of sharing knowledge and innovation in wood construction to further advance the use of...