More architects are turning to wood to build their structures and make them more sustainable. In Sweden, a $110 million center was built as a proof of concept for this. Other architects in Sweden are ...

A Tokyo skyscraper is set to become the world's tallest wooden building. Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry says its 1,148-feet-tall timber tower will be completed in 2041, to mark the 350th ...

The construction and design sector is making steady progress when it comes to mass timber and taller wood buildings. Rigorous fire, seismic, and load bearing tests have led to changes in building ...

This proposed Swedish tower would show that not all our buildings have to be built from metal and glass. Why build with wood? According to Dezeen, wood construction can be “cheaper, easier and more ...

The increasing threat of climate change has more and more building owners and homebuyers considering the sustainability of their structures and the role construction plays in global warming and use of ...

>> TREES ARE A READY-MADE NATURAL ALLY IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE. THEY ABSORB CARBON FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AND STORE IT IN THE WOODS. BY UNGSI WOOD IN OUR BUILDINGS INSTEAD OF CONCRETE AND ...

Wood was thought to be ill-suited for constructing apartment buildings and office towers. But timber is enjoying a renaissance, thanks in part to climate change. Rather than building with concrete and ...

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‘In France, we build more with concrete and stone than wood,’ he said. ‘When I was exposed to Japanese building culture, I realised how you could build fantastic structures with wood. This material ...