The increasing threat of climate change has more and more building owners and homebuyers considering the sustainability of their structures and the role construction plays in global warming and use of ...
A rendering of 90 Arboretum Ave. at the Pease Tradeport, which will be the state’s first engineered-wood building. Credit: Courtesy SGA Architects Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter ...
Engineered wood’s combination of benefits—from beauty and versatility to sustainability and strength—has made it a popular material for commercial projects such as mixed-use buildings, low-rise office ...
From engineered wood to high-performance glass, today’s best building materials are chosen for durability, efficiency, and ...
It could help cut carbon emissions by reducing the need to use air conditioning. How it was created: A team from the University of Maryland stripped out lignin from wood. Lignin acts like a sort of ...
A yellow crane hovers above a building site in Sickla, a former industrial neighbourhood that’s home to one of Stockholm’s biggest real estate projects. But instead of delivering concrete, it’s ...
BIM model of 1 Londsdale Avenue Commercial Building, North Vancouver, BC. Image © KK Law, Courtesy of naturallywood.com BIM (Building Information Modeling) allows ...
Lumber and engineered wood products usually have a strength-to-weight ratio higher than that of steel, which led to the idea that if a tall building can be constructed with steel, it can also be ...
What may be considered lower grade West Virginia hardwood lumber can serve as an affordable, sustainable alternative to traditional building materials like softwood, steel and concrete, according to ...
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