Tad Bradley looks at Boise Fire Station 13's innovative design by using cross-laminated timber to increase operational ...

Cross-laminated timber (CLT) is inspiring architects worldwide. Here in North America, architects throughout Canada and the United States are designing innovative CLT-framed buildings as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. Panoramic Portland Oregon Skyline on Columbia River. (Photo by: Visions of ...

Based on 2016 tests of a composite cross-laminated timber-and-concrete floor system, architect-engineer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has released guidance on how to analyze composite timber floors and ...

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 ...

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Sustainable construction firm Adera and cross-laminated timber (CLT) pioneers Structurlam met with media to discuss the construction of Adera's new Virtuoso building. Virtuoso is ...

Timber is a natural, renewable material, easy to fabricate, and with low-carbon emissions. As a construction material, however, when put under enough directional force along its grain, sawn timber is ...

PHOENIX, Ill., May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sterling Structural, a pioneer in domestically-sourced and manufactured mass timber solutions in the United States, has officially joined the CLT ...

Cross laminated timber (CLT) is increasingly being recognized as a viable alternative to conventional construction materials such as concrete and steel. Its reduced carbon footprint and efficient ...