HANGZHOU, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Amid efforts to preserve the millennium-old traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges, advanced and accessible technology, including AI ...

Achim Menges uses computer-guided techniques designed to make buildings more sustainable and affordable. Humanity has long sought to tame wood into something more predictable. Sawmills manufacture ...

Gain comprehensive knowledge of timber structures from experts. Learn advanced design of timber structures. The advent of mass timber and tall wood buildings has brought timber design back into the ...

When designing a building for lateral loads such as those generated by wind or earthquakes, engineers have several options. Lateral loads may be transferred to the foundation via braced frames or ...

Thermal modification is a wood treatment process involving exposure to high temperatures in kilns, reducing moisture content to nearly 0%. This eliminates bonding water and free water within wood ...

The LMN Architects-designed Mulkilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal in Multikeo, Washington. The project is the recipient of a 2022 U.S. Wood Design Award in the Wood in Government Buildings category.

Modular construction by Maisons Laprise, Quebec, Canada. Image Courtesy of QWEB Proven and effective construction methods are not static, instead they're always improving. In Quebec, Canada, light ...

Back in 2021, I had the chance to attend the 100th anniversary celebration of Hughes Brothers, a manufacturer in Seward, Nebraska, known for its wood and steel structures used in electric utility ...

in East London chose to build the structure entirely in wood. At a glance, East London's newest high-rise apartment complex looks like your typical multifamily residential tower. All 29 units in the ...