‘In France, we build more with concrete and stone than wood,’ he said. ‘When I was exposed to Japanese building culture, I realised how you could build fantastic structures with wood. This material ...

Woodoo, a biotechnology startup that transforms discarded wood into alternatives for construction material, has raised $31 million in funding. The Paris-based company said it can use discarded wood as ...

Designers today are finding new possibilities in one of the oldest building materials on earth. Wood has always been valued for its beauty, abundance and practicality, but many of wood’s inherent ...

The increasing threat of climate change has more and more building owners and homebuyers considering the sustainability of their structures and the role construction plays in global warming and use of ...

Millard Dority came out of retirement to prove a point. He wanted to show that Maine is an obvious location for producing a new type of composite wood building material rather than importing it.

CONVERGE LIVE - Singapore, 22-23 April 2026. Request invitation. The construction industry is "by far" the largest emitter of greenhouse gases of any sector, according to the U.N. Builders and ...

The global demand for wood could grow by 54% between 2010 and 2050, according to a study by the World Resources Institute. While some building materials like steel get consistently recycled back into ...

Timber Age Systems Inc., a Durango company that specializes in making cross-laminated timber for sustainable building projects, plans to expand its manufacturing capacity and develop a new facility ...

Combining the strength of mother-of-pearl with the ready availability of wood waste could create a sturdy new building material, according to a team of researchers (ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano ...

Ohio University researchers are working to turn the fossilized forests of yesteryear into the decks, fences and furniture of tomorrow. Ohio University researchers are working to turn the fossilized ...

Many of our childhood experiences take place in school. Whether these memories are good or bad, most children and teenagers spend a majority of their days in classrooms or other educational facilities ...