Although initially conceived as a concrete structure, switching to timber as the primary building material proved to have a host of benefits. When San Mateo County set out to build a new office ...

Propel your career forward with an accredited graduate certificate. Thanks to mass timber and tall wood building, timber design is at the forefront of structural engineering and architecture—and ...

Timber engineering has experienced significant evolution alongside the rising prominence of mass timber constructions worldwide. A key innovation in this evolution is the development of glued-in rod ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Sept. 23 a new policy requiring the consideration of mass timber as a structural option for all vertical construction projects undertaken for all Army and ...

Architects and engineers are looking at high-rise mass timber structures, meaning those above six stories, as a way to build more environmentally. These buildings consist of a type of reinforced wood ...

The New Zealand-based architecture firm, Studio Pacific Architecture has designed Air New Zealand’s new 10,000 square meter (107,639 sq. ft.) hangar at its engineering base in Mangare, Auckland. The ...

Timber, when used appropriately, can be considered as one of the most sustainable building materials within the construction industry. It can be used to maximise a project’s sustainability credentials ...

Many of Puget Sound’s most beloved buildings were born from our rugged site and climatic conditions. Notable Northwest architects Paul Thiry, Wendell Lovett and Paul Hayden Kirk developed the ...

Mass timber is still a small segment of the construction industry in the United States. A recent congressional report counts 1,753 mass-timber buildings in the country as of March of last year. “For ...

Timberlab’s world-class facility–constructed of mass timber–is set to transform the timber industry and boost Oregon’s position in sustainable construction. The manufacturing facility will be built ...