"You can cut it, you can paint it, you can stain it." Developer reveals remarkable alternative to wood that could change ...

At the University of Toronto, just across the street from the football stadium, workers are putting up a 14-story building with space for classrooms and faculty offices. What’s unusual is how they’re ...

Multifamily housing is an active part of design and construction activity across the U.S. Steel, concrete and masonry typically come to mind as structural materials; in recent years wood construction ...

Embracing eco-friendliness in construction not only benefits our environment but also promotes longevity and resilience in ...

Atlanta-based building materials distributor BlueLinx Holdings acquired premium specialty wood products distributor Disdero ...

While no building is truly fireproof, construction materials and systems can make a building fire safe. Fire-resistive construction gives time to discover a fire, suppress it before it spreads and ...

With projects like Portland's airport extension and the world's tallest wooden tower, modern timber architecture is poised to revolutionize sustainable construction in the United States. Apple has ...

Every year, in the middle of summer, hundreds of Hong Kong construction workers and engineers walk up some 200 steps to Ching Lin Terrace in the seaside neighborhood of Kennedy Town. There, in one of ...