Wood

All photos: Stephen Miller
Skylab designed the project.

Birney Elementary uses exposed glulam and laminated veneer lumber throughout the school
A Washington school district creatively leveraged the aesthetic and acoustic benefits of engine...
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Lund+Slaatto designed the building.

All renderings courtesy SHoP Architects and BVN
SHoP Architects, in collaboration with BVN, is designing the project.

The new 20,000-sf Sideyard building in Portland, Ore., includes a cross-laminated timber structural system. A new report gauges the growth prospects for mass timber in North America's construction industry. Image: Stephen Miller
There should be plenty of wood, but production capacity needs to catch up.

All photos courtesy Exli.
Exli designed and built the project.

Lumber and building materials revenue totaled $72 billion in 2019, according to Principia.

Rendering courtesy HDR
The hotel will be located in Kelowna, British Columbia.

For a 100,000-sf, three-story overbuild at 80 M Street East in Washington, D.C., Hickok Cole and Arup will use mass timber, which the developer Columbia Property Trust believes will lure tenants and justify higher rents. Image: Hickok Cole Architects
Mass timber is finally making a dent in commercial construction. But can it keep up with demand...

All renderings courtesy Hickok Cole
Hickok Cole is designing the project.

All images Henning Larsen
The project hopes to set a standard for how modern communities can live in harmony with nature....

Sto's beetle-inspired exterior coating and Dörken Systems' UV-resistant vapor-permeable barrier a...
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A rendering of an office building in San Francisco that will be built with mass timber components. Mass Timber could be on the verge of gaining broader acceptance in the U.S. as a result of imminent building code changes and increasing supply. Images: Brookfield Properties and Design Distill
Suppliers of engineered wood products are suddenly scrambling to keep up with demand.

All photos: Tim Hursley
A design collaborative led by Leers Weinzapfel Associates, Modus Studio, Mackey Mitchell Architec...
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Laval University’s TELUS Stadium houses a 328-foot by 197-foot indoor practice field for soccer, football, and rugby. Thirteen arches span 222 feet and provide a clear height of 59 feet at the center of the stadium, which seats 450 spectators. Photo courtesy Nordic Structures | Photographer: © Stéphane Groleau
Projects throughout the U.S. and Canada showcase the design and environmental traits of large-sca...
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In a world where the construction industry is responsible for 40% to 50% of CO2 emissions, renewa...
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All renderings courtesy Katerra
Katerra is the design builder for the project with Michael Green Architecture as the design archi...
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Photos courtesy Katerra
The factory recently opened in Spokane Valley, Wash.

The Heights & Areas Calculator, developed by the International Code Council, the American Wood Council, and WoodWorks, is based on provisions in the 2006 to 2015 editions of the International Building Code.
A free app that calculates the maximum allowable heights and areas for buildings of various occup...
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Photo: Tall wood building student residence currently under construction at UBC in Vancouver, B.C. Credit: Acton Ostry Architects
The guide summarizes provisions for the use of wood and wood products in the 2018 IBC.

Photo: Pixabay
The Forest Stewardship Council and other groups aim to help buyers understand and make it easier...
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National Veterans Resource Center. Rendering courtesy SHoP
The National Veterans Resource Center, scheduled to be completed in 2020, will highlight warm nat...
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Courtesy 3XN
The office will rise in the emerging Bayside community.

Photo: Nikolaj Jakobsen
C.F. Møller Architects designed the building.

The 8,500-sf structure will be located in Fredericksburg.

A proposed 21-story residential tower in Milwaukee, Wis., would be the tallest in the country if approved by the city. Image: Korb + Associates Architects
The developer is confident that the city will approve construction, which is scheduled to start n...
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A rendering of an office building being considered for the Riverfront Square redevelopment project in Newark, N.J., which would be made from mass timber. Image: Lotus Equity Group and Michael Green Architecture
The products’ future, though, could hinge on approval of proposed code changes.

Courtesy Ryan Companies
The building will feature a unique “shou sugi ban” charred wood exterior.

Renderings: LEVER Architecture
Inflation, escalating construction costs, and fluctuations in tax credit market are to blame for...
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Photo: APA
Judging by the outcome of a recent International Code Council Action Hearing, it’s likely that we...
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