Google has unveiled its first mass timber office building, a cutting-edge and eco-friendly structure in Sunnyvale.
Studio Gang has sought to "amplify social connections" at the John W Boyer Center in Paris, a mass timber building for the University of Chicago.
These wood composites are actually stronger than steel by weight. The only limit is that they are less dense than steel, so require more volume. This means that for the tallest mass timber building, a ...
These structures, often featuring distinctive tilted roofs for solar energy capture, aim to offset the substantial carbon ...
The global urgency to address the climate crisis has made decarbonising our environment essential. One promising sustainable ...
Wood engineered for strength and safety offers architects an alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete.
KAMPALA - Although the use of the steel-timber-concrete (STC) composite building method is illegal in Uganda, several property developers still use it in greater Kampala metropolitan area.
SEE MORE Rendering of a data center that Microsoft is building using cross-laminated timber for its floors and ceilings in order to reduce the amount of steel and concrete used, which have a ...
However, we do not wish unduly to press the point. The Design and Construction of Dams: including Masonry, Earth, Rock-fill, Timber, and Steel Structures, also the Principal Types of Movable Dams.
Amy Gutmann Hall was built with sustainability in mind, using materials lower in carbon emissions than steel or concrete ...
Mass timber can be less damaging to the environment than traditional construction materials, although some industry observers still have concerns over its safety and sustainability. The FT'S Helen Bar ...