by Web Editor | Jan 15, 2016 | News
Wood is a go-to material for floors, doors, furniture, and now, a skyscraper—the very first of its kind in the U.S. Construction on Portland, Oregon’s wood high-rise, Framework, is slated to begin this October. The 12-story mixed-use building—a collaboration between...
by Web Editor | Sep 2, 2015 | News
Timber’s Transformation: An Old Building Material Is Reborn We ask: If the 19th century modern building material technology was associated with steel and the 20th century with concrete, could the 21st be the century of “MCT,” mass construction timber? Wood, one of the...
by Web Editor | Apr 24, 2015 | News
Study: Wooden Buildings Are Cheaper And Cleaner Although it may seem counter-intuitive, it would be better if we built buildings from wood than from concrete, brick, aluminum and steel. We use millions of tons of these modern materials every year. They have many...