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In the construction industry, light wood-frame offsite construction has emerged as a game-changing approach, promising faster build times, higher quality, and reduced environmental impact. Member ...

Safety concerns following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 led to building safety codes that limited the use of wood in construction. While it was one of the first and most common materials used to make ...

The American Wood Council's 2015 “Wood-Frame Construction Manual for One- and Two-Family Dwellings” (WFCM ) has been approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards ...

Cedar Speedster, a mass timber office building designed by Weber Thompson in Seattle’s Phinney Ridge neighborhood, has been recognized with a Regional Excellence Award in the 2021 U.S. Wood Design ...

Modular construction by Maisons Laprise, Quebec, Canada. Image Courtesy of QWEB Proven and effective construction methods are not static, instead they're always improving. In Quebec, Canada, light ...

Wood is a fascinating material: it combines strength, aesthetic warmth, and technical versatility. Whether we’re talking about furniture that lasts for generations, floors that can be refinished, or ...

HELSINKI — Katajanokan Laituri is a solid wood office and hotel building that sets an example in the possibilities of wood construction in a sensitive urban environment. It continues the uniform, ...

E-LAM engineered laminated-wood utility structures from Laminated Wood Systems are manufactured from renewable, managed-growth southern yellow pine or coastal Douglas-fir timber. Because laminated ...

A piece of New York City history has just landed on the market, and it can be yours for $12 million dollars. The wood-frame house at 17 Grove Street in the West Village is an architectural relic from ...