When first considering the addition of floors at a former South Boston rivet factory in 2018, the nonprofit owner CIEE Inc. quickly realized that installing a heavy concrete or steel system on top of ...

Lifetime Outdoor Arrangements rebrands as Premier Timber Frame Builders, expanding into national timber frame kits while ...

It is often said that in life everything seems to go in cycles, with what is old soon becoming new again. This has appeared to be the case within the fire service in recent years, with quick water ...

The use of heavy timber in developments around the U.S. has been gaining in popularity, as developers find that it not only offers a unique look to a property, but is also much more environmentally ...

The American Wood Council, on a roll after it succeeded in getting new provisions into the 2015 International Building Code that allow heavy-timber structure within exterior walls, is proposing even ...

Judging by the outcome of the International Code Council (ICC) Group A Committee Action Hearing, April 15-23, in Columbus, Ohio, it’s likely that we will be seeing more and taller mass timber ...

Safety concerns following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 led to building safety codes that limited the use of wood in construction. While it was one of the first and most common materials used to make ...

Heavy timber hasn’t been used in large-scale building construction in the District in a century, but construction is now underway on an addition to an existing office building in Capitol Riverfront ...

When we think of commercial and multi-story construction, steel, brick and concrete usually comes to mind. After all, since the late 1800s, our cities have become super muscular, highly dependent on ...

Operational Safety Considerations at Ordinary and Heavy Timber Constructed Occupancies Building Construction Type III and IV Training Materials for the Fire Service In support of the anniversary of ...