This article outlines mass timber products such as plywood, glulam, CLT and other engineered wood systems. It describes our office’s experience with hybrid glulam/steel roof structures that support rooftop soccer...

From the first plywood patent in 1865 to the emergence of glue-laminated beams and cross laminated timber, this article traces the evolution of the mass timber industry. It explains how...

Healthy and sustainable buildings are the future of architecture. While the environmental case for such design is clear, there is increasing evidence that shows such buildings can also have...

Wood has a long history in construction, but fire risks led to the dominance of steel and concrete in tall buildings. Recent innovations like cross-laminated timber (CLT) are bringing wood...

Mass timber is an eco-friendly building material that reduces carbon emissions compared to traditional materials. To ensure sustainability, it's important to consider forest health. Timber buildings can reduce global warming...

From its inception, logging in the US was enmeshed within capitalist modes of extraction and colonialism. Today the US and Canada have some of the most stringent forest sustainability regulations...

From its inception, logging in the US was enmeshed within capitalist modes of extraction and colonialism. Today the US and Canada have some of the most stringent forest sustainability regulations...

School construction tends to track population growth and new development. Studies have shown that educated cities are more resilient and that successful schools can impact the demand and price for...

Given the relative abundance of forest within its territory, the US has a competitive advantage within the global market. And commercial interests and proper management need not be opposed. In...

A healthy society is one that invests in its youth and creates a level playing field for all. The best opportunity to reduce issues of inequality is to provide high-quality...