Here is an interesting application for NLT — being nail-laminated timber; something specified and used more often in Canada and North America than in New Zealand.  Can anyone tell us...

The award-winning, 10-storey mass timber building at George Brown Polytechnic’s Waterfront Campus is a landmark project in sustainable institutional construction. Designed to support learning, collaboration, and student life, the building...

When it comes to developing export markets at scale for wood products, the Canadians are hard to beat.  Not just because forestry is to Canada as dairy is to New...

Next time you stop by The Wayland Mill for a Ginger Turmeric Chai, notice the standing tables near the front door and outside. They’re made from the mass timber and concrete...

A formerly closed sports site in Les Mureaux has been transformed into an open public campus, reconnecting the surrounding neighbourhoods. Education, sports and community use now come together within a...

US studio CookFox Architects has designed a museum dedicated to American musician Bruce Springsteen, which is located in New Jersey. Called the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music (BSACAM), the museum celebrates the...

Last April marked the opening of Chief Leonard George, a 9-storey affordable mass timber housing project in East Vancouver that encompasses 81 social housing units along with childcare, and sets...

Last February, B.C. residents got a scare when a 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit near the beach community of Sechelt, rattling the province’s southwestern coast. Aside from some cracked drywall and burst pipes,...

One for the engineers and connections detailers: Walls meet floors, post bases anchor to concrete, structures align, with just one connector. Between timber, steel and concrete, every connection is fitted...

Canada’s insurance sector is calling for more time and data before it can fully evaluate mass timber as a building material, even as its use spreads rapidly across the country,...

Who said firefighters didn’t like wood? In Bernstein, Austria, the new firestation shows how wood can serve essential public infrastructure and combine performance, durability and quality of space. More info:...

This catalogue marks a significant step forward in the world of hybrid and timber structures, prefabrication, and design for disassembly. It introduces a range of innovative, standardized solutions that seamlessly...

Impressive pictures follow of the bending-active Assembly Atlanta timber gridshell being lifted into place! Likened to a timber trampoline (and a Pringle), the two gridshell layers (4×4 dimensional lumber) were...

Here’s an exciting development in mass timber building systems – simple, yet effective!...

The Vancouver Island University Student Housing project in Nanaimo has recently reached a major milestone with the topping off of the mass timber structure.⁠ The 10-storey student housing project adds...

Mass timber rigging fastener reuse should not be justified by sanitized lab tests or selective foreign protocols that overlook jobsite realities and local standards. Safety depends on identifying the true...

As the first timber hybrid building in Amsterdam’s Zuidas district, The CubeHouse offers 16,300 m² of space to inspire and shape the working world of tomorrow. WIEHAG Timber Construction was...

Edmonton’s new Coronation Park Sports and Recreation Centre — designed in joint venture by hcma architecture + design and Dub Architects, and in collaboration with FaulkerBrowns — is a hub...

One for the construction managers… If you’ve ever tried to freehand a fastener at an angle without a jig, you know it is mostly guesswork. Check out the video for...

The building is characterised by the consistent use of brushed silver fir, complemented by elegant oak elements and travertine natural stone. The structural substance is based on a sustainable solid...

Key takeaways from the 2026 conference in Portland, Oregon, US:...

ING has arranged a £105m green loan to finance the development of Xylo, a large timber-frame office project in central London, as demand for sustainable real estate financing continues to...

Never mind the details of this project, if you’re a true blue masstimberer you’ll just sit back and admire the sheer beauty of wood on this scale that these shots...

The new global headquarters of Under Armour, the renowned manufacturer of sportswear and footwear, was built in the port of Baltimore, USA. The office space is divided into 5 floors....

Here’s a great article about a sector where mass timber enjoys considerable advantages over other building materials....

The new Multnomah County Library East County Library is now open. Totalling 93,000 square feet, the library is a heavy timber system designed to reflect the natural landscape and patterns...

Here’s one for designers of public spaces: A unique hybrid mass timber design to deliver on aesthetics, cost and schedule ~ A unique hybrid mass timber solution helped ensure the...

Things at Portwood have taken shape, with Phases 1 and 2 topped out and substantial structural completion achieved. Phase 1, The Creek, is an affordable housing project that encompasses three...

Located in Lelystad, on the Dutch island of Flevopolder, our design for BESTSELLER’s 155,000 m²/1,668,400 ft² Logistics Center West (LCW) honors the area’s surrounding landscape, which is characterized by wetlands...

Contractor C.D. Smith Construction is trying to offload the parcel at 1005 N. Edison St. after developer Neutral stopped construction last fall, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The future...

Here is coverage of a presentation from leading mass timber specialist and advocate Vittorio Salvadori. When you read it, perhaps the most relevant question is how we can make this happen...

One for the architects – The beauty of timber doesn’t happen without a lot of blood, sweat and applied brain power! Don’t try this at home:...

Fast + Epp joined DIALOG for the final milestone tour of The Hive in Vancouver before it is handed over to its future tenants.⁠ ⁠This recently completed 10-storey mass timber...

If nothing else the photos are impressive!...

Following our WoodWorks seminar debate about material choices for multi-residential buildings, here is an addition to the conversation. Simply put: “It works in eastern North America.” … or what are...

This five-story mixed use project spans two acres and a full city block, bringing together retail, restaurants, hospitality, and residential living. The ground level activates the street with shops and...

What do modern sculpting, structural stone, and Mass Timber have in common? More than you might think....

This is a great 2 minute clip about wooden airplanes (yes, you read that right) in a mass timber showcase in BC. If this guy’s enthusiasm doesn’t get you excited,...

With Europe experiencing rising demand for affordable housing, while the construction sector faces longer timelines, labour shortages and growing carbon requirements, the Metsa Wood team think modular timber construction offers...

Mid-rise buildings using timber frames are spreading beyond Japan’s major cities into regional areas. More and more shops and office buildings are being constructed using wood.  Read more...

This breakthrough connector represents a major advancement in hybrid and timber structures, prefabrication, and design for disassembly. It offers a suite of innovative, standardized solutions that bridge the differing tolerances...

“Coffee-Time” — Pour yourself a coffee and spend 10 minutes seeing the creation of the Portland International Airport, one of the largest seismic projects in mass timber to date....

One for the Value Engineering team: From the US a great example of using the best materials in the right places....

In Sweden, EcoDataCenter and ByggPartner created the world’s first data centre with engineered wood. Built with a Sylva™ kit of parts by Stora Enso, this unique construction proves that mass...

VGS PLATE has been designed specifically for lifting and for conscious reuse.Its colour variation makes it easy to read each use cycle: wear can be checked at a glance. Verified...

A short, technical walkthrough of a concealed connection system that standardizes beam-to-beam and beam-to-post joints, and enables free rotation at the beam ends (pinned behavior). The Webinar has been and...

For a complex design of a building for a US university campus, there was a primary architectural requirement for a “clean ceiling” free of visible conduits and pipes, which is...

One for the architects: This week the team at Henning Larsen in Denmark bring you news of  OpenDetail, a crowd-sourced, peer-reviewed platform giving architects and students access to specialist insights...

One for the engineers again and of course the details of this type of design are subject to the seismic zone rating for any other project....

Cleveland is a 9-story residential building with 297 residential units and an integrated shopping center. Almost half of the interior surfaces of the building consist of exposed wood, implemented with...