When first considering the addition of floors at a former South Boston rivet factory in 2018, the nonprofit owner CIEE Inc. quickly realized that installing a heavy concrete or steel system on top of ...

The American Wood Council (AWC) and International Code Council have released a joint publication, Mass Timber Buildings and the IBC. The document provides an overview of requirements for mass timber ...

Buckhead could soon be home to one of the country’s tallest timber-framed buildings, a construction style seen as more friendly to the environment than massive towers of steel and concrete.

Anyone who doubts that mass timber is mainstreaming into commercial, institutional, and multifamily construction should direct their gaze toward Arkansas. That’s where Walmart, the world’s largest ...

When we think of commercial and multi-story construction, steel, brick and concrete usually comes to mind. After all, since the late 1800s, our cities have become super muscular, highly dependent on ...

A new timber-framed office building at the center of Ponce City Market’s expansion plans is beginning construction, and the developer released a teaser to show how it will look. Jamestown Properties, ...

Heavy timber hasn’t been used in large-scale building construction in the District in a century, but construction is now underway on an addition to an existing office building in Capitol Riverfront ...

A beam is lifted into place by a crane and guided by construction workers Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at the Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center at Grange Park. A timber topping-off ...

New California building codes have been enacted that would allow for high-rise mass-timber buildings to be constructed in the state. The ruling came as new construction and applications for ...

A fire in a church is among the most challenging, resource-intensive and dangerous incidents that any one of us will respond to. The buildings can vary greatly in size, age and construction—for ...