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...

Renewable construction products like wood can reduce the overall embodied carbon of a building. Embodied carbon refers to the greenhouse gas emissions generated from the manufacture, transport, installation, maintenance...

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