Cross-laminated timber, or CLT, is composed of layers of wood glued together at 90º angles and is more fire-resistant than traditional timber. For many people like me who lost a house to the ...

Cross-laminated timber panels consist of layers of solid-sawn lumber at right angles to each other, bonded with structural adhesive. Mass-timber-structure enthusiasts are calling results of recent ...

Mass timber is gaining popularity in multi-storey construction projects across both Canada and the United States. The benefits of mass timber in terms of efficient construction and reduced staffing ...

Recent advances in research have highlighted the critical role of timber connection design in ensuring the fire safety of mass timber structures. Timber, as a sustainable and versatile construction ...

While interest in tall timber buildings continues to grow, there still remains one obvious concern: combustibility. So how safe are timber structures really? Arup Connect spoke with Robert Gerard, a ...

Engine 29 (E-29) arrived to find medium smoke showing on the first floor of a six-story heavy timber building. (The 750-foot-long by 175-foot-deep building covered an entire city block.) The ...

Wood is being billed as the answer to creating greener cities – lightweight and sustainable, it is even said to be more fire resistant than steel. The newest addition to the timber trend is a proposed ...