The increasing threat of climate change has more and more building owners and homebuyers considering the sustainability of their structures and the role construction plays in global warming and use of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Covers the future of sustainable, resilient and affordable housing. This home in Houston features ACRE shiplap siding finished ...

Amsterdam confirmed plans this week to build an entire neighborhood out of wood, a renewable material that the region hopes will be key in reducing building emissions. The new quarter, dubbed the ...

Traditionally, architecture's role has been to create a barrier between inhabitants and the elements, providing protection and security. Even with material and technological advances over time, this ...

There is a global race to build the tallest wooden skyscraper. The record was held by Mjostarnet, an 85-metre tower on the shore of Lake Mjosa in Norway, which hosts flats, a hotel and a swimming pool ...

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 ...

Thermal modification is a wood treatment process involving exposure to high temperatures in kilns, reducing moisture content to nearly 0%. This eliminates bonding water and free water within wood ...

Architects are in a proof-of-concept race to construct sustainable wood high-rises. Oct. 31 at 6:30 a.m. SKELLEFTEA, Sweden — It is right to say that the construction of one of the tallest timber ...

A modular, precast system of concrete ‘rings’ can be connected in different ways to build a range of models of energy-efficient homes. Pablo Moyano Fernández, CC BY-SA Wood is, by far, the most common ...