Mass timber, an engineered wood product known for its strength and versatility, has emerged as a formidable alternative to traditional construction materials like concrete and steel. As concerns about ...

A material that’s been around since people built shelters—wood—is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an ...

Off-site building components, whether mass timber, storage containers or the various types of modular units, can be beneficial to getting projects done, but using them properly means understanding ...

The use of mass timber, such as cross laminated timber (CLT) and glue laminated timber (GLT) panels, is gaining interest among architects, interior designers, contractors, structural engineers, and ...

This angular building is located at the University of Arkansas as part of the school's Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and contains a workshop on the ground floor with double-height ...

Prefabricated residential design and construction company Plant Prefab has unveiled three new LivingHome designs. The new designs, which range from a farmhouse-style structure to a modernist townhouse ...

Wrapped in gray paneling with ample windows, the exterior of the new four-story building at the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Glen Iris Drive looks decidedly more modern than its hulking, brick ...

Rising West Coast demand and mass timber production make Oregon an ideal market for factory-built homes – but it needs more factories first. Coming from a tech startup, Greg Howes was shocked by the ...

Prefabrication and Modular at Scale: Driving Speed, Savings and Innovation Ernesto Fonseca joined Hacienda as CEO in April 2017, bringing his passion for community development and a belief in the ...

Earn Your Graduate Certificate in Timber Building Design at One of the Best Structural Engineering Schools in the Nation. Sustainable construction is the use of renewable and recyclable materials in ...

This seven-story office building Hunt Realty is planning just north of downtown Dallas would be built with engineered timbers and wood construction. Hunt Realty When plans were unveiled recently for a ...