As one of the first settlements in the Americas, Massachusetts has quite a few old buildings. It's home to a restaurant more than 300 years old, the first and therefore the oldest ...

Milwaukee's first building created with an unusual construction method, using high-grade timber instead of steel for its frame, will be completed next spring. Timber Lofts, a 60-unit apartment ...

The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has released the first-ever set of U.S. recommendations for hybrid steel frames with mass timber floors, according to a news release. Design Guide ...

That is not easy to do. The regulatory community still "ignores the existence of engineering methods that can provide solutions for timber buildings," says Jose L. Torero, head of the school of civil ...

Join Multi-Housing News and Think Wood as we discuss the role of mass timber and light-frame construction as a hybrid solution in multifamily housing. According to the World Bank, 3 billion people ...

A 10-story mass timber “rocking” frame, designed to be resilient enough to withstand powerful earthquakes with little or no structural damage, proved its worth May 9 during seismic simulations at the ...

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