In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sat down with Professor Robert Hairstans, a leader in offsite timber construction and sustainable building practices. Hairstans is pioneering new approaches to ...

Mass timber, an engineered wood product known for its strength and versatility, has emerged as a formidable alternative to traditional construction materials like concrete and steel. As concerns about ...

Harvard University’s first hybrid mass timber and low-carbon concrete conference center is a bold commitment to ...

The Neutral Project and e-States are not content with the status quo. They are driven by a vision to disrupt traditional models and make a lasting impact on their communities and even the world.

Last month, a seismic shake test was conducted on a 10-story wooden structure—the world’s tallest building to be tested on a shake table earthquake simulator. The goal? To validate the strength of ...

Last summer, the developer oWow, which specializes in mass timber projects, for the second time revised its plans for an apartment building in downtown Oakland, Calif., that, if completed, would be ...

MILWAUKEE — A 32-story, mass timber hi-rise in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is scheduled to break ground in the second quarter of 2024 and, when, or if, completed, the Edison is “on track to become the ...

The building was "dancing" underneath the simulator, scientists said. Researchers have successfully simulated a high magnitude earthquake on the largest building ever tested, and the structure ...

TAKES A VILLAGE: Barron Brown directs a crew at a barn raising near Marshall. Photo by Storms Reback It’s not every day you get invited to a barn raising, so when I did, I jumped at the opportunity.

MILWAUKEE - A new building proposal could change Milwaukee's skyline and set a world record. The city announced plans Tuesday for multiple mixed-use buildings that would replace the Marcus Performing ...