The Framework Project, LLC announced that the company has successfully completed two significant fire tests on Cross-laminated Timber as a building material, “demonstrating for the first time the ...

A 10-story mass timber “rocking” frame, designed to be resilient enough to withstand powerful earthquakes with little or no structural damage, proved its worth May 9 during seismic simulations at the ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Kurt Schlosser on May 8 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Mass timber manufactured in Oregon was put to the test of 6.7-magnitude and 7.7-magnitude earthquakes on a shake pad in San Diego Tuesday as researchers work to learn if tall ...

On May 9, dozens gathered to watch as a ten-story tower in northeast San Diego juddered and swayed under the forces of back-to-back simulated earthquakes. The building, an experimental mockup of a ...

SEATTLE (KOMO) — University of Washington researchers are in San Diego conducting earthquake tests with the tallest building ever on a shake table. This project is part of a potential push for ...

University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension has embarked on a project that could be a boost both to the region’s timber industry and the ongoing efforts to fight climate change. The project ...

MADISON, Wis. — Neutral, a real estate development company focused on creating sustainable and healthy mixed-use communities, has presented the results of a 3-hour fire test for a hybrid mass timber ...

MILWAUKEE — Crews will start running test piles at the site of The Edison in downtown Milwaukee, as the August construction date for the 32-story mass timber building inches closer. Madison-based ...