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 ...

Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) was initially developed in Europe as an alternative to stone, masonry and concrete construction. It is essentially mass timber plates made from smaller framing lumber ...

Segezha Group (MOEX: SGZH) has received a certificate of compliance with specifications and GOST of glued laminated timber produced by Sokolsky DOCK for the construction of residential, public and ...

Timber construction continues its march to mass market feasibility following a series of live blast tests on full-scale cross-laminated timber (CLT) structures. Through a series of tests conducted at ...

The AJ and James Hardie recently hosted a CPD-accredited talk on fire safety by building regs expert and AJ columnist Geoff Wilkinson, followed by a panel discussion ‘We should build a three-storey, ...

Post and beam and timber frame are both beautiful methods of building but most people think of them as one and the same. Although they are similar, there are subtle differences between them. Both are ...

Are you after an adventurous project with grand designs? A fresh beginning with an eco-friendly, new-build home designed to your specifications could be just the ticket. “Over the past three decades, ...

Scottish firm Mary Arnold Foster Architects has unveiled a stunning home made out of several timber “pods” and tucked into the idyllic landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Clad in cross-laminated ...

More and more non-residential projects built with cross-laminated timber (CLT) are emerging. It’s great to see, as CLT has many positive attributes, being sustainable, aesthetically pleasing, and ...

TORONTO, Aug. 23, 2018 /CNW/ - Last March, part of a floor under construction at Oregon State University collapsed after it became 'de-laminated' (unglued) at one end. It was a 4- by 20-foot panel of ...

Industrial buildings are among the best examples of Louis Sullivan's famous phrase "form follows function." Generally, they are functional, efficient buildings, quick to build and unornamented. That ...

A bio-based housing proposal in Hoofddorp, The Erven features timber construction, circular design and four community-focused courtyards led by White Arkitekter ...