In the last two articles we looked at concrete and steel, two of the basic building blocks of commercial construction. This month we will discuss wood and how it is used in commercial construction. As ...

One of the first elements used by humans to build shelters, wood is a versatile material that, along with technological advances, remains a protagonist in the construction industry, being used in ...

Keywords: NEESWOOD Project. Light-frame construction. Wood-frame structures. Residential structures. Performance-based seismic design. Full-scale tests. Shaking ...

The floor construction with Gifafloor Presto system elements from Knauf Integral promises easier renovation of wooden ceiling constructions, since no intervention in the underlying ceiling is ...

In the ancient traditional architecture, wood ceiling was prevalent. At the time, owners of homes with wood as ceiling were perceived to be wealthy. But the introduction of modern ceiling materials ...