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...

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...

What a fantastic night for bbd at the Commercial Property Awards being involved in 11 Gold Awards, 5 National Category Winners and 3 Special Awards! A huge thank you to...

Prolam, a New Zealand-owned leader in engineer timber solutions  has today announced its strategic partnership and investment in Potius, a specialist in prefabricated timber floor, roof and panelised wall systems...

Ruamoko Solutions is on the lookout for passionate graduate/intermediate structural engineers. Drop a line to Sophie Beeson if you think you would be a good fit, and come and join...

We are pleased to announce our WoodWorks National Conference will be held at Toitoi / Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre in the heart of Hastings on 28-29 October with...

MiTek is proud to announce the significant expansion of its Melbourne facility in Dandenong South – a generational investment that will more than double the size of the existing site....

CLT Toolbox has rebranded to SPEC Toolbox – reflecting its significant platform expansion. What began as a tool focused on Cross-Laminated Timber has evolved into a comprehensive platform supporting eight...

Christchurch has opened the doors to its new Court Theatre, a landmark project that showcases innovation in both design and construction. Among its standout features is the integration of the...

I was visiting my son and daughter-in-law last night when I asked if I could borrow a newspaper. “This is the 21st century, old man,” he said. “We don’t waste...

The massive mass timber expansion at the Portland International Airport in Oregon recently celebrated its first anniversary. Not long after it was announced it was recognised as one of the...

The past five years have marked some of the biggest shifts in corporate culture. With the rise of hybrid and non-linear work models, employers, developers, and even investors are rethinking...

The heating manufacturer Hargassner takes sustainability seriously: the new multi-storey car park at the site in Weng i. I. is a bold step towards CO2 reduction in infrastructure buildings. WIEHAG...

Australia’s largest wooden beams, by weight and volume, have now been installed over the Adelaide Aquatic Centre designed by JPE Design Studio and Warren and Mahoney – a major milestone...

A friend suggested putting horse manure on my strawberries. I’m never doing that again, I’m going back to whipped cream. Did you know? That by replacing your potato chips with...

This summer a superstructure for a four-storey housing complex will rise on a former public parking lot in Toronto’s Kensington Market. What is novel about the 78-unit affordable housing project...

From Germany we have the Park Arena Furth, a structurally optimised and also strikingly beautiful, honeycomb-like timber canopy spanning nearly 40 meters in width and rising to 15 meters in...

From Canberra, Stewart Architecture’s 23 National Circuit building, located within the Realm precinct, serves as a sophisticated contribution to this diverse urban condition. Utilising a CLT structural system, the building...

Bond Redux is a proposed mixed-use development in downtown Winnipeg designed by 5468796 Architecture. Envisioned as a catalyst for urban renewal, the project responds to a challenging site just 31...

Wood is good – when understood. So true. At Techlam, they’ve spent years delivering engineered timber solutions across Aotearoa and beyond. From bespoke glulam beams to large-scale structural systems, they’ve...

Jasmax’s AUT Tukutuku project has just won the Education Award at the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) Auckland Architecture Awards 2025. Workshopping ways to deal with the practical issues...

Architecture studio MAST is designing a floating residential neighbourhood in a disused dock in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that will be fully accessible by boat. Comprising a series of interconnected blocks, the Spoorweghaven development...

In the North Dakotan Badlands, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library (TRPL) overlooks a stunning expanse of canyons and buttes, honoring the 26th president of the United States – known for...

Can a wood screw actually pull you up into the air? That was a question MTC solutions were interested in answering for a while, and last week, they found the...

The Living House was designed by RTA Studio Ltd to address three crises New Zealand is currently facing. Living House is a practical response to these complex challenges. The goal...

In a landmark move to accelerate the future of sustainable construction, CLT Toolbox announced an unprecedented global education initiative. Effective immediately until June 30, 2026, they are making their complete,...

The new Cowichan District Hospital (CDH) Replacement Project — scheduled to open in 2027 — the future CDH will be the first hospital in Canada to achieve Zero Carbon Building...

What is the attraction of mass timber for commercial buildings or multi-residential developments? How it looks or how it performs as a structure? What do architects think about the ‘look’...

A six year old goes to the hospital with her grandmother to visit her Grandpa. When they get to the hospital, she runs ahead of her Grandma and bursts into...

Red Stag TimberLab (RSTL) was engaged to design, manufacture and deliver the structural timber components for a striking 92-metre span glulam bridge; commissioned by the local authority in Doha, Qatar....

The most striking aspect of the building is the quantity of exposed wood that is visible throughout. There was no limit to the amount of timber that is left exposed...

STRUCTURE Magazine features the Fraser Mills Presentation Centre – an exhibition of timber engineering locally in Coquitlam, designed and built in collaboration with Patkau Architects and Beedie. This unique project...

While this may seem irrelevant as Toronto has no earthquake requirements in tall building design, it is an example of low-cost construction for affordable housing which IS relevant to New...

World’s tallest timber hotel planned for Adelaide – First announced in 2022, it was put on hold due to dwindling interest caused by Covid travel restrictions. Now these plans have...

We covered this massive new outdoor mass timber project before when it was on the drawing boards. Now, coming out of the ground the scale becomes much more apparent when...

Who Knew?! – Advantages of CLT over concrete for stairways in commercial buildings. In addition to the reasons most of mass timber advocates can list, apparently in the USA your...

A major 35-storey timber tower by developer Erben has received development approval from the City of Perth’s Metro Inner Development Panel, marking a significant milestone for sustainable architecture in Australia...

Progress at The Hive along Keith Drive in Vancouver is in the final stretch. ⁠From street level, the intricate timber braced frames are now echoed in the exterior, a seamless...

When it comes to student housing for universities, those Canadians are certainly very experienced! Study this project carefully to see how they are keeping it simple using the right product...

Is it just me or is mass timber seems to be moving ahead faster than in the past in North America. That said they don’t have to design for earthquakes...

Japan has just revealed the Grand Ring at Osaka Expo 2025. Stretching over 1.2 miles, it’s made of sustainable Japanese cedar, Japanese cypress and Scots Pine. Instead of steel and...

Talk about efficient. Who will be the first to use these techniques to build a mass timber building?...

Completing the final site inspections of the three Eel Net structures on the soon-to-open West Gate Tunnel project in Melbourne yesterday had us awe-inspired of what the Red Stag TimberLab...

Johns Hopkins University’s new student center in Baltimore is a world-class space that will serve as a social engagement hub for the Hopkins community. Designed and built in collaboration with...

Visiting Helsinki in April Hubert Hasenauer, Professor for Forest Ecosystem Management at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna, Austria, praised the sustainable forest management in...

Techlam has secured a contract to supply glulam for the redevelopment of Palmerston North Airport’s new terminal, a $43 million project set for completion by mid-2027. This initiative highlights the...

Yet again, the performance of wood exceeded expectations at the International Conference on Timber Bridges in Rotorua last night. We conducted the load tests on all five bridges. All exceeded...

Have a look at this clip from the US.  Kat and Michael built their dream home using prefabricated, solid-engineered wood panels called cross-laminated timber (CLT) – just like an IKEA...

Timber preassembly and installation has began at the Upper Macungie Township Community Lifestyle Center site!  The massive 280ft trusses are being preassembled in 3 segments, respecting the capacity of the...

The Multihalle in Mannheim, Germany, stands as the world’s largest self-supporting timber gridshell, spanning over 60m and reaches heights of about 19m. Designed by renowned German architects in the mid-1970s,...