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 ...

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Wood construction of big buildings is catching on just about everywhere for good reasons: wood is renewable. In construction it is light, fast and less expensive than other materials. It's also just ...

In some cases, cross-laminated timber and robotic wood frame can both do the same job. Which should you choose? Panel at Wood Solutions Fair/ Lloyd Alter/CC BY 2.0I asked a question about about their ...

These connecting solutions for mass timber meet code requirements and are easy to install. This fully threaded screw is perfect for connecting small wood structural ...

The wood-framed pavilion at the center of Wrightwood 659’s "American Framing" exhibition, back stateside after its run at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale, fills nearly every inch of the building ...

If you're messing around with virtually any old car body, sooner or later you're going to have to tackle wood framing. Fords usually used minimal amounts of wood in their bodies, mainly restricted to ...

Learn how to frame a wall and avoid common framing errors with these pro tips on framing a wall. Framing a wall always looks simple and straightforward, but a mistake—like a wall that’s too short or a ...