Longhouses - by their very definition - are long, narrow building, usually containing a single communal space used for civic or group activities. The challenge in construction is spanning such a large ...

ZANZIBAR TOWN, TANZANIA / ACCESSWIRE / October 4, 2022 / The Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar is planning the highest green building in the world, a 28-storey apartment tower designed in hybrid timber ...

Australian developer Lend Lease is introducing Cross Laminated Timber technology to Singapore, which promises productivity and cost savings in addition to environmental benefits. The idea of using ...

They just don't make 'em like the Sakyamuni Pagoda anymore. Built from wood in 1056 in the Shanxi province of China, the building has remained standing to this day, despite seven earthquakes rattling ...

As sustainability measures become increasingly important in new construction, architects around the world are turning toward mass timber — even for large-scale projects. A workshop at the ...

No building material is riding higher on the green agenda than timber. Eminently renewable and carbon-neutral, timber is a splendid thermal insulator, structurally strong, and when left exposed feels ...

Tommy Linstroth is Founder and CEO at Green Badger, a leading SaaS provider simplifying sustainability and ESG in the built industry. Leaps in technology are making it easier to build structures with ...

PORT ANGELES — Timber today is felled using the cutting edge of technology more than chainsaws. Whether it’s harvesting trees in the woods or cutting boards in the lumber mill, computerization and ...

RUSSELL Paterson, the fourth-generation owner of a 101-year-old venerable Glasgow family timber business, is preparing to do battle with the Chinese. His company, Paterson Timber, which turned over ...

Cities are shaped by fire. From Chicago to San Francisco, enormous swathes of urban fabric were wiped away by accident in the 19th century. These horrific disasters did more than just clear the way ...