Not so long ago, it was exceptionally rare to see timber buildings more than six stories tall. But new engineered wood technologies like cross-laminated timber (CLT), glued laminated wood (gluluam), ...

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat designates the 284-ft-tall Ascent in Milwaukee as the world’s tallest timber structure The 25-story Ascent is only 4 ft taller than the next-tallest timber ...

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has designated the 284-ft-tall Ascent in Milwaukee as the world’s tallest timber and concrete hybrid structure. The 25-story Ascent has broken height ...

Cutting-edge timber high-rise construction continues to move into the mainstream with projects like the Mjøstårnet and Ascent. MVRDV and Space Encounters now offer an example that's more impressive ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The firm, which says the ...

Though it may be as difficult to locate on the map as it is to pronounce, the minuscule Swedish city of Skellefteå has as of late begun to rival the cultural fare of Stockholm, Malmö, and other cities ...

Typically, when you want to build a high rise, you need iron, steel, cement, concrete; materials that are super strong and durable but also come with a high carbon footprint. Now, some builders are ...

Architects and engineers are looking at high-rise mass timber structures, meaning those above six stories, as a way to build more environmentally. These buildings consist of a type of reinforced wood ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Denver developer hopes to put Colorado on the map by building new apartments with cutting-edge construction material: wood. Wood has been used for ...

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / March 13, 2026 / Canada is experiencing a quiet revolution in the way it builds. From the soaring wooden towers rising above Vancouver’s skyline to the pioneering mixed ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Mass timber is increasingly ...