Engineered materials like cross-laminated and glue-laminated timber, in which layers of wood are glued together, create beams ...

in East London chose to build the structure entirely in wood. At a glance, East London's newest high-rise apartment complex looks like your typical multifamily residential tower. All 29 units in the ...

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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Picture yourself in a windswept forest. Leaves are rustling and trunks are creaking ...

St. Louis' turn-of-the-century brick buildings are full of massive beams from old-growth forests. Kyle Howerton, a principal with St. Louis-based developer AHM Group, is working on a new high rise ...

More architects are turning to wood to build their structures and make them more sustainable. In Sweden, a $110 million center was built as a proof of concept for this. Other architects in Sweden are ...

Roughly 476,000 years ago, early human ancestors were already building wooden structures, far earlier than scientists thought ...

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 ...

A wooden structure, dated 476,000 years old, was found at Kalambo Falls in Zambia. This discovery has significantly altered ...

Vancouver’s Hive building is the latest proof that mass timber construction is here to stay. As visitors head into downtown ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have uncovered a simple structure from the Stone Age that may be the oldest evidence yet of early humans building with wood. The construction is basic: a pair of ...