Mass timber building advocates are encouraged by the results of the world’s first blast tests on full-scale structures framed with the renewable construction material. The performance metrics and ...
The stylish, upscale, 10-story Forte apartment complex, near the water’s edge in Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour, was built in 2012 with cross laminated timber (CLT), whose structural strength is akin to ...
Safety concerns following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 led to building safety codes that limited the use of wood in construction. While it was one of the first and most common materials used to make ...
Some of multifamily housing’s boldest designs were born from dreaming big. But what if we dreamed big about building those designs? Some of the most futuristic building materials available today are ...
ASHEVILLE - This city will be the site of the continent's largest structure made from an alternative building product praised for its usability, flexibility and low environmental impact. That is ...
The International Code Council is looking into potential code changes to accommodate taller cross-laminated timber (CLT) structures. Most building codes limit a CLT structure's height. CLT is being ...
Interested in building with Cross Laminated Timber, but unsure where to start? Kaiser+Path designed, built and developed the tallest CLT building in America and they are revealing their entire process ...
The long-span glulam structure and the raised access floor for power and data provide future flexibility for the open office areas. A new urban infill building in Brockton, Mass., leaned on older ...