Mass timber is a materials and design approach that holds immense potential to transform the future of the commercial building industry and the environment. The term pertains to the utilization of ...

The 2022 Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero is a design competition to expand the use of mass timber in the United States by demonstrating its versatility across building types and its ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Harbor Bay Ventures, a Chicago-based real estate development and investment firm, has broken ground on the tallest mass timber student housing building in the United States, 9th and ...

Designing and building the first mass timber commercial office building in the Philadelphia metropolitan area required intense coordination to combine mass timber with multiple structural systems.

Founders Hall, a new mass timber addition to the University of Washington campus in Seattle. (Tim Griffith/Courtesy LMN Architects) “With the foundation of our design rooted in a mass timber structure ...

Move over Mjøstårnet, the Ascent, by Korb + Associates Architects, has officially been recognized as the new world's tallest timber tower by the CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat).

At the University of Toronto, just across the street from the football stadium, workers are putting up a 14-story building with space for classrooms and faculty offices. What’s unusual is how they’re ...

HK Architects announced the groundbreaking of the new Ruby Falls headquarters on the side of Lookout Mountain. Officials said, "Rooted in sustainability, the new Ruby Falls corporate office is a ...

An ambitious new timber tower in Toronto, Canada, is due to begin construction soon. Thanks to its innovative prefabricated wooden design, the residential building named 230 Royal York is expected to ...

Have you ever used a stain to change the appearance of a piece of bare wood in your home? Did the job turn out like the finish you see on high-end stained cabinets or other furniture? My guess is that ...