A new kind of construction with a not-so-new material is taking off in the U.S. Mass timber can replace steel and concrete in large buildings and proponents say it's greener and faster to build with.
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Building a greener future: timber’s role in sustainable construction
In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sat down with Professor Robert Hairstans, a leader in offsite timber construction and ...
Tall timber buildings are on the rise. Design teams around the world are taking advantage of ever-evolving mass timber technologies, resulting in taller and taller structures. Building off our recent ...
Cross-laminated wood is becoming a hot new building material with several benefits, including storing carbon dioxide. Timber towers are under construction, up to 35 stories. Can our forests sustain ...
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