The Wood Design & Building Awards program recognizes design teams that are passionate about celebrating wood as a safe, strong, and sophisticated building material. Projects submitted to the Wood ...

A material that’s been around since people built shelters—wood—is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an ...

Structural engineer Goonsung Park, PE, breaks down the pros and cons of cold-formed steel and wood for multifamily housing development.

Twenty-four projects that use wood were recognized this week as part of the WoodWorks 2023 Wood Design Awards. Each year the program celebrates buildings in a range of sectors from residential to ...

If you think of the primary building materials that are used in the construction of your home, what types come to mind? You’d probably agree that materials such as wood, steel, and concrete make up a ...

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 ...

In-process, completed, and on-the-boards projects featuring wood, include housing, office towers, museums, and academic buildings from Europe and North America. Image courtesy Michael Green ...

Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit WoodWorks – Wood Products Council has announced the winners of its 2023 Wood Design Awards, which honor excellence and innovation in American building projects that ...

While no building is truly fireproof, construction materials and systems can make a building fire safe. Fire-resistive construction gives time to discover a fire, suppress it before it spreads and ...

The Wood Design & Building Awards program recognizes design teams that are passionate about celebrating wood as a safe, strong and sophisticated building material. Projects submitted to the Wood ...