Some builders constructing very tall buildings using a traditional material — wood — in a new way. But how sustainable is it?

According to Google, mass timber’s regenerative qualities and ability to absorb and store carbon over time—a process called carbon sequestration—make it a sustainable and environmentally friendly ...

As the world faces the mounting challenges of climate change, resource depletion, and environmental degradation, the construction industry has come under scrutiny for its substantial contribution to ...

Denver’s recently opened Populus makes some pretty steep sustainability claims. I went to see how the Studio Gang-designed ...

Hurricane Helene's devastation cost Georgia's timber industry $1.2 billion, impacting the state's economy and environment.

Rayonier Inc. (NYSE:RYN) today announced that it has entered into an underground pore space easement agreement with an ...

The three-story office building is the first of its kind in the Houston area. Greater Houston’s first mass timber office building topped out in Bridgeland Dec. 12, seven months after breaking ...

As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an interest in this building trend when I heard that a local bar on campus ... On a global level, the raw material for mass ...

The Friends of Clark County and the Legacy Forest Defense Coalition are suing the state Department of Natural Resources to ...

Construction of mass-timber buildings is on the upswing throughout the United States as companies seek to use a low-carbon alternative to concrete and steel. “When you look at Europe, they’ve been ...

The Heights & Areas Calculator is based on the provisions in the 2021 and earlier editions of the International Building Code (IBC), which includes Type-IV mass timber construction types. The app now ...